Charlotte BROUSSEAU dite LAFLEUR

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30 April 1745 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

29 September 1792 , Varennes, Lower Canada

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Pierre BROSSEAU dit LAFLEUR Marie-Josephte LANGLOIS

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Born: 30 April 1745 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre BROSSEAU dit LAFLEUR

Mother: Marie-Josephte LANGLOIS

Paternal grandparents: François BROSSEAU , Marie-Jeanne COLLET (COLLETTE)

Maternal grandparents: Andre LANGLOIS , Françoise BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

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Charlotte married Joseph GODU 18 February 1765 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph GODU was born 11 May 1742 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Joseph was the child of René GODU dit SANSCHAGRIN and Françoise TETREAULT dite DUCHARME.

Charlotte BROUSSEAU dite LAFLEUR died 29 September 1792 in Varennes, 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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Charlotte BROUSSEAU dite LAFLEUR married

Joseph GODU
Marriage date: 18 February 1765
Marriage place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph GODU was the child of René GODU dit SANSCHAGRIN and Françoise TETREAULT dite DUCHARME

Children of Joseph GODU and Charlotte BROUSSEAU dite LAFLEUR

Marguerite GODU

Born: 13 February 1780, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph-Toussaint GIRARD 15 September 1800 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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Birth — 1745
30 April 1745
Varennes, 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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Charlotte BROUSSEAU dite LAFLEUR and Joseph GODU 18 February 1765, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 19 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.