Madeleine
BREZA dite LAFLEUR
(b.
17 March 1756
,
Yamaska, Canada, New France
d.
6 December 1776
,
Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Madeleine BREZA dite LAFLEUR was born 17 March 1756 in Yamaska, Canada, New France
Madeleine BREZA dite LAFLEUR was the child of Louis BREZA dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Anne GIROUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ignace-Louis-Pierre BARSA (BRESA) dit LAFLEUR and Angélique LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT (maternal) Pierre-François GIROUX dit DESFOURCHETTES and Marie-Angelique MAHEUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Madeleine married Charles ROBIDOUX 22 January 1776 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . Charles ROBIDOUX was born 7 September 1750 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Charles died 28 July 1835 in Saint-Hugues, Québec, Canada. Charles was the child of Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) dit DESMOULINS and Louise ROBERT.
Madeleine BREZA dite LAFLEUR died 6 December 1776 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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