Marie-Anne
BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR
(b.
28 April 1705
,
La-Pérade, Canada, New France
d.
12 October 1774
,
L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Marie-Anne BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR was born 28 April 1705 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR was the child of François BROSSEAU and Marie-Jeanne COLLET (COLLETTE) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean COLLET (COLLETTE) dit LE PICARD and Jeanne DÉCHARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Anne married Jean-Baptiste ORSON (HORSON) 21 April 1732 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste ORSON (HORSON) was born 15 August 1705 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Jean-Baptiste died 26 March 1763 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Simon-Hector HORSON dit PISCINE and Jeanne LARUE.
Marie-Anne BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR died 12 October 1774 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Anne 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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