Joseph RICHER dit LAFLECHE

Born

14 October 1761 , La-Pérade, Canada

Died

12 November 1802 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Born: 14 October 1761 in La-Pérade, Canada

Parents of Joseph RICHER dit LAFLECHE

Father

Pierre RICHER dit LAFLECHE

Mother

Charlotte-Marguerite NORMANDEAU dite DESLAURIERS

Grandparents of Joseph RICHER dit LAFLECHE

Paternal grandparents

Pierre RICHER dit LAFLECHE Marguerite HUBERT

Maternal grandparents

Pierre NORMANDEAU dit DESLAURIERS Marguerite RANCOURT

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph married Theotiste GARIEPY 9 June 1788 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Theotiste GARIEPY was born 21 November 1767 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada. Theotiste died 31 October 1842 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East. Theotiste was the child of Charles-François GARIEPY and Marie-Louise HAMELIN dite LAGANIÈRE.

Joseph RICHER dit LAFLECHE died 12 November 1802 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph RICHER dit LAFLECHE

Joseph RICHER dit LAFLECHE married

Theotiste GARIEPY
Marriage date: 9 June 1788
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Theotiste GARIEPY was the child of Charles-François GARIEPY and Marie-Louise HAMELIN dite LAGANIÈRE

Children of Joseph RICHER dit LAFLECHE and Theotiste GARIEPY

Marie-Theotiste RICHER dite LAFLECHE

Born: abt. 1790, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Charles PHANEUF 21 October 1811 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower 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 — 1761
14 October 1761
La-Pérade, Canada

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.

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Joseph RICHER dit LAFLECHE and Theotiste GARIEPY 9 June 1788, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 26 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)