Marie-Josephte BIROLEAU dite LAFLEUR

Born

23 May 1741 , Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France

Died

14 November 1812 , Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada

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Etienne BIROLEAU dit LAFLEUR Marie-Josephte COUILLARD dite LAROCQUE

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Born: 23 May 1741 in Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France

Father: Etienne BIROLEAU dit LAFLEUR

Mother: Marie-Josephte COUILLARD dite LAROCQUE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre BIROLEAU dit LAFLEUR , Anne MARSAN dite LAPIERRE

Maternal grandparents: Michel COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE , Marie-Josephe PINEL

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Marie-Josephte married Pierre ETHIER 15 February 1762 in Sainte-Geneviève, Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Pierre ETHIER was born 15 November 1735 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Pierre died 19 December 1787 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Pierre was the child of Joseph ÉTHIER and Marie-Catherine LAUZON.

Marie-Josephte BIROLEAU dite LAFLEUR died 14 November 1812 in Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Marie-Josephte BIROLEAU dite LAFLEUR married

Pierre ETHIER
Marriage date: 15 February 1762
Marriage place: Sainte-Geneviève, Canada
Pierre ETHIER was the child of Joseph ÉTHIER and Marie-Catherine LAUZON

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Children of Pierre ETHIER and Marie-Josephte BIROLEAU dite LAFLEUR

Pierre ETHIER

Born: 24 January 1763, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 May 1842, Saint-Eustache, Canada East

Married: Marie Hippolyte (Apolline) PAYMENT dite LARIVIERE (PAIEMENT) 4 February 1793 Place: Oka, Québec, Canada (Mission du Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes)

Marie-Josephe ETHIER

Born: abt. 1764, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 18 December 1815, Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada

Married: Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS) 4 February 1793 Place: Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Marie-Josephe ETHIER

Born: abt. 1765, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 1 August 1765, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste ETHIER

Born: 14 May 1765, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Thomas ETHIER

Born: 23 March 1767, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 August 1834, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada

Married: Genevieve BOILEAU 28 January 1793 Place: Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Jean-Baptiste ETHIER

Born: 15 July 1768, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 August 1768, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Elisabeth ETHIER

Born: 22 March 1770, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 July 1770, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Charlotte ETHIER

Born: 7 July 1771, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 July 1771, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada

Antoine ETHIER

Born: 24 August 1772, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Andre-Amable ETHIER

Born: 18 March 1776, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Genevieve LEFEBVRE dite LACISERAY 17 February 1806 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Married: Marie-Josephe GOYER dite BELISLE 21 February 1813 Place: Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1741
23 May 1741
Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1762 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte BIROLEAU dite LAFLEUR and Pierre ETHIER 15 February 1762, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

She was 20 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1763 Birth of Child
Pierre ETHIER was born 24 January 1763, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Marie-Josephte was 21 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ETHIER was born 14 May 1765, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Marie-Josephte was 23 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Thomas ETHIER was born 23 March 1767, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Marie-Josephte was 25 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ETHIER was born 15 July 1768, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Marie-Josephte was 27 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth ETHIER was born 22 March 1770, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Marie-Josephte was 28 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte ETHIER was born 7 July 1771, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Marie-Josephte was 30 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Antoine ETHIER was born 24 August 1772, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Marie-Josephte was 31 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1776 Birth of Child
Andre-Amable ETHIER was born 18 March 1776, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Marie-Josephte was 34 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre ETHIER died 19 December 1787, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Marriage of Child
Thomas ETHIER married 28 January 1793, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)* to Genevieve BOILEAU

1793 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe ETHIER married 4 February 1793, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)* to Jacques DEMERS (DUMAIS)

1793 Marriage of Child
Pierre ETHIER married 4 February 1793, Oka, Québec, Canada (Mission du Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes) to Marie Hippolyte (Apolline) PAYMENT dite LARIVIERE (PAIEMENT)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1806 Marriage of Child
Andre-Amable ETHIER married 17 February 1806, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to Genevieve LEFEBVRE dite LACISERAY

Death — 1812
14 November 1812
Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 71.

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