Catherine
COURCY dite LAFLEUR
(b.
15 June 1764
,
Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
28 January 1841
,
Montréal, Canada East
)
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Catherine COURCY dite LAFLEUR was born 15 June 1764 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine COURCY dite LAFLEUR was the child of Jean-Baptiste COUSSY dit LAFLEUR and Agathe GAZAILLE dite BLETTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre COUSSY dit LAFLEUR (COURCY) and Françoise MASSARD (maternal) Pierre GAZAILLE dit BLETTE and Angélique NIQUETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married Jean-Baptiste PERRAULT 29 September 1783 in Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada . Jean-Baptiste PERRAULT was born 20 October 1753 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste died 7 August 1803 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste PERRAULT and Madeleine ROBILLARD.
Catherine COURCY dite LAFLEUR died 28 January 1841 in Montréal, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of Catherine appear below.
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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