Marie-Anne BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR

Born

28 April 1705 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Died

12 October 1774 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

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, Canada, New France . Jean-Baptiste died 26 March 1763 in La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada . Jean-Baptiste was the child of Simon-Hector HORSON dit PISCINE and Jeanne LARUE .

Parents & Family of Marie-Anne BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR

Parents of Marie-Anne BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR

Father

François BROSSEAU

Mother

Marie-Jeanne COLLET (COLLETTE)

Grandparents of Marie-Anne BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Jean COLLET (COLLETTE) dit LE PICARD Jeanne DÉCHARD

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Anne BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR

Marie-Anne BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR married

Jean-Baptiste ORSON (HORSON)
Marriage date: 21 April 1732
Marriage place: La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste ORSON (HORSON) was the child of Simon-Hector HORSON dit PISCINE and Jeanne LARUE

Children of Jean-Baptiste ORSON (HORSON) and Marie-Anne BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR

Marie-Anne ORSON

Born: 5 February 1733, La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Andre ACHARD 5 October 1760 Place: La-Pérade, Canada

Marguerite ORSON (HORSON)

Born: 26 December 1743, La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Died: 8 July 1765, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre LESAGE 28 January 1765 Place: L'Assomption, 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 — 1705
28 April 1705
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1732 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR and Jean-Baptiste ORSON (HORSON) 21 April 1732, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

She was 27 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne ORSON was born 5 February 1733, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie-Anne was 27 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Marguerite ORSON (HORSON) was born 26 December 1743, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie-Anne was 38 years old.

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

1760 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne ORSON married 5 October 1760, La-Pérade, Canada to Andre ACHARD

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.