Michel PAMPALON dit LABRANCHE

Born

27 November 1711 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

20 August 1779 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

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François PAMPALON dit LABRANCHE Marie-Jeanne BOUCHARD

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Born: 27 November 1711 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: François PAMPALON dit LABRANCHE

Mother: Marie-Jeanne BOUCHARD

Maternal grandparents: Etienne BOUCHARD , Marguerite BOISSEL

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Michel married Madeleine ROULOIS 3 May 1732 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine ROULOIS was born 20 January 1710 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy). Madeleine died 29 September 1777 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Madeleine was the child of Noel ROULOIS and Marie-Agnes BONHOMME.

Michel PAMPALON dit LABRANCHE died 20 August 1779 in Québec, 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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Spouse & Children of Michel PAMPALON dit LABRANCHE

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Michel PAMPALON dit LABRANCHE married

Madeleine ROULOIS
Marriage date: 3 May 1732
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Madeleine ROULOIS was the child of Noel ROULOIS and Marie-Agnes BONHOMME

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Children of Michel PAMPALON dit LABRANCHE and Madeleine ROULOIS

Louise PAMPALON

Born: abt. 1753, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Paul TRUDEL 22 February 1773 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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Birth — 1711
27 November 1711
Québec, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1732 Marriage / Partner
Michel PAMPALON dit LABRANCHE and Madeleine ROULOIS 3 May 1732, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 20 years old.

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.

1773 Marriage of Child
Louise PAMPALON married 22 February 1773, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Paul TRUDEL

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.