Jean-Baptiste RICHARD dit LAFLEUR

Born

7 August 1726 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Died

Jean-Baptiste married Louise LAPORTE 9 October 1752 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise LAPORTE was born 11 March 1735 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France. Louise died 12 October 1794 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada . Louise was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Angélique LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU) .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste RICHARD dit LAFLEUR

Parents of Jean-Baptiste RICHARD dit LAFLEUR

Father

Urbain RICHARD dit LAROSE

Mother

Marguerite FLEURICOURT

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste RICHARD dit LAFLEUR

Paternal grandparents

Guillaume RICHARD dit LAFLEUR Agnes TESSIER

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste FLEURICOURT Louise SOUMILLARD

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste RICHARD dit LAFLEUR

Jean-Baptiste RICHARD dit LAFLEUR married

Louise LAPORTE
Marriage date: 9 October 1752
Marriage place: Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Louise LAPORTE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Angélique LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU)

Children of Jean-Baptiste RICHARD dit LAFLEUR and Louise LAPORTE

Jean-Baptiste RICHARD

Born: abt. 1753, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Brigitte DEMERS 21 August 1775 Place: Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

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

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Birth — 1726
7 August 1726
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

1752 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste RICHARD dit LAFLEUR and Louise LAPORTE 9 October 1752, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

He was 26 years old.

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