Marie-Agathe LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE

Born

10 January 1737 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Died

6 March 1782 , Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

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Born: 10 January 1737 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Parents of Marie-Agathe LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE

Father

Joseph LAFOREST

Mother

Barbe BOUCHARD

Grandparents of Marie-Agathe LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST Marie-Angélique RANCOURT

Maternal grandparents

François BOUCHARD Anne-Marguerite SIMARD

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

Marie-Agathe married Joseph-Louis TREMBLAY 15 September 1778 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph-Louis TREMBLAY was born 28 June 1706 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France . Joseph-Louis died 31 May 1792 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada . Joseph-Louis was the child of Pierre TREMBLAY and Marie-Madeleine ROUSSIN.

Marie-Agathe LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE died 6 March 1782 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Agathe LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE

Marie-Agathe LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE married

Joseph-Louis TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 15 September 1778
Marriage place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph-Louis TREMBLAY was the child of Pierre TREMBLAY and Marie-Madeleine ROUSSIN

Children of Joseph-Louis TREMBLAY and Marie-Agathe LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE

Agnes TREMBLAY

Born: 21 February 1782, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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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 — 1737
10 January 1737
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, 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.

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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Agathe LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE and Joseph-Louis TREMBLAY 15 September 1778, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

She was 41 years old.