Louis-Joseph SEVIGNY dit LAFLEUR

Born

7 May 1750 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Died

28 March 1821 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada

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Jean-François SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR Marie-Anne CROTEAU

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Born: 7 May 1750 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-François SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR

Mother: Marie-Anne CROTEAU

Paternal grandparents: Julien-Charles SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR , Marguerite ROGNON dite LAROCHE

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas CROTEAU dit VINCENT , Marie-Catherine MESNY

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Louis-Joseph married Helene LANGLOIS 12 April 1772 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Helene LANGLOIS was born 6 December 1750 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Helene died 6 December 1812 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Helene was the child of Gabriel LANGLOIS and Helene LECLERC.

Louis-Joseph SEVIGNY dit LAFLEUR died 28 March 1821 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, 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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Louis-Joseph SEVIGNY dit LAFLEUR married

Helene LANGLOIS
Marriage date: 12 April 1772
Marriage place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada
Helene LANGLOIS was the child of Gabriel LANGLOIS and Helene LECLERC

Children of Louis-Joseph SEVIGNY dit LAFLEUR and Helene LANGLOIS

Louis SEVIGNY dit LAFLEUR

Born: 25 October 1778, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Felicite DESROCHERS 30 September 1800 Place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

François-Xavier SEVIGNY dit LAFLEUR

Born: 12 June 1786, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 July 1832, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Madeleine FRECHETTE 23 February 1808 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1750
7 May 1750
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

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

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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Joseph SEVIGNY dit LAFLEUR and Helene LANGLOIS 12 April 1772, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

He was 21 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Louis SEVIGNY dit LAFLEUR was born 25 October 1778, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Louis-Joseph was 28 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
François-Xavier SEVIGNY dit LAFLEUR was born 12 June 1786, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Louis-Joseph was 36 years old.

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

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

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Louis SEVIGNY dit LAFLEUR married 30 September 1800, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada to Felicite DESROCHERS

1808 Marriage of Child
François-Xavier SEVIGNY dit LAFLEUR married 23 February 1808, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada to Marie-Madeleine FRECHETTE