Elisabeth POUPART dite LAFLEUR

(b. abt. 1687 , Albany, New York Colony d. 15 December 1775 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Elisabeth POUPART dite LAFLEUR was born abt. 1687 in Albany, New York Colony

Elisabeth POUPART dite LAFLEUR was the child of René POUPART dit LAFLEUR and Marie GENDRON and the grandchild of: (maternal) Guillaume GENDRON and Anne LOISEAU

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Elisabeth married Charles CHARRON 26 February 1713 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Charles CHARRON was born abt. 1683 in France. Charles died 26 April 1754 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres).

Elisabeth POUPART dite LAFLEUR died 15 December 1775 in Verchères, Province of Québec, 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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