Archange BÉÏQUE dite LAFLEUR

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13 July 1749 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

3 December 1810 , Argenteuil, Quebec, Canada

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Pierre BÉÏQUE dit LAFLEUR Marie-Catherine BEAUJEAN

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Born: 13 July 1749 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre BÉÏQUE dit LAFLEUR

Mother: Marie-Catherine BEAUJEAN

Paternal grandparents: Jacques BÉÏQUE dit LAFLEUR , Jeanne SERRAN

Maternal grandparents: René BEAUJEAN , Elisabeth THUILLIER

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Archange married Francois-Amable MENARD 2 July 1771 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francois-Amable MENARD was born 7 December 1749 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Francois-Amable was the child of Louis MENARD and Marie-Françoise ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX).

Archange BÉÏQUE dite LAFLEUR died 3 December 1810 in Argenteuil, Quebec, 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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Archange BÉÏQUE dite LAFLEUR married

Francois-Amable MENARD
Marriage date: 2 July 1771
Marriage place: Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Francois-Amable MENARD was the child of Louis MENARD and Marie-Françoise ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX)

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Children of Francois-Amable MENARD and Archange BÉÏQUE dite LAFLEUR

Joseph MENARD

Born: 7 June 1773, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Helene CHARLEBOIS 5 February 1798 Place: Oka, Québec, Canada (Mission du Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes)

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Birth — 1749
13 July 1749
Montréal, 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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Archange BÉÏQUE dite LAFLEUR and Francois-Amable MENARD 2 July 1771, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 21 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Joseph MENARD was born 7 June 1773, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Archange was 23 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.