Denis JOURDAIN dit LABROSSE

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12 October 1699 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

17 August 1773 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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Denis JOURDAIN dit LAROSE Marie-Madeleine FAGOT

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Born: 12 October 1699 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Denis JOURDAIN dit LAROSE

Mother: Marie-Madeleine FAGOT

Maternal grandparents: Guillaume FAGOT , Marie COITEL (COIPEL)

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Denis married Marie BLEAU (BLOT) 28 January 1726 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie BLEAU (BLOT) was born 16 August 1704 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie died 30 November 1762 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie was the child of François BLEAU (BLOT) and Marie-Catherine JUILLET.

Denis JOURDAIN dit LABROSSE died 17 August 1773 in Montréal, Province of Québec, 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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Denis JOURDAIN dit LABROSSE married

Marie BLEAU (BLOT)
Marriage date: 28 January 1726
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie BLEAU (BLOT) was the child of François BLEAU (BLOT) and Marie-Catherine JUILLET

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Françoise JOURDAIN dite LABROSSE

Born: 14 April 1727, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 18 August 1782, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Louis DUCHARME 2 January 1747 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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Birth — 1699
12 October 1699
Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1726 Marriage / Partner
Denis JOURDAIN dit LABROSSE and Marie BLEAU (BLOT) 28 January 1726, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 26 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Françoise JOURDAIN dite LABROSSE was born 14 April 1727, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Denis was 27 years old.

1747 Marriage of Child
Françoise JOURDAIN dite LABROSSE married 2 January 1747, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Louis DUCHARME

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

1762 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie BLEAU (BLOT) died 30 November 1762, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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.

Death — 1773
17 August 1773
Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 73.

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