Michel BIROLEAU dit LAFLEUR

Born

14 February 1766 , Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

20 November 1836 , Oka, Lower Canada

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Michel BIROLEAU Marguerite VILLERAY

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Born: 14 February 1766 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Michel BIROLEAU

Mother: Marguerite VILLERAY

Paternal grandparents: Joseph BIROLEAU dit LAFLEUR , Marie-Josephe LAUZON

Maternal grandparents: Michel VILLERAY , Charlotte LEGROS

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Michel married Ursule SAUVE 27 October 1789 in Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ursule SAUVE was born 21 September 1771 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Ursule died 26 January 1805 in Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Québec, Canada. Ursule was the child of Basile-Amable SAUVE and Marie-Josephe-Marianne PROULX.

Michel BIROLEAU dit LAFLEUR died 20 November 1836 in Oka, 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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Ursule SAUVE
Marriage date: 27 October 1789
Marriage place: Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada
Ursule SAUVE was the child of Basile-Amable SAUVE and Marie-Josephe-Marianne PROULX

Children of Michel BIROLEAU dit LAFLEUR and Ursule SAUVE

Joachim BIROLEAU dit LAFLEUR

Born: 2 October 1790, Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 September 1878, Ste-Marguerite, Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada

Married: Marguerite LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS 1 May 1820 Place: Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1766
14 February 1766
Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1789 Marriage / Partner
Michel BIROLEAU dit LAFLEUR and Ursule SAUVE 27 October 1789, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Joachim BIROLEAU dit LAFLEUR was born 2 October 1790, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

Michel was 24 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)

1805 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ursule SAUVE died 26 January 1805, Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Québec, Canada

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Marriage of Child
Joachim BIROLEAU dit LAFLEUR married 1 May 1820, Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Québec, Canada to Marguerite LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

Death — 1836
20 November 1836
Oka, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 70.

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