Michel VERRET dit LAVERDURE

(b. abt. 1647 , France d. 12 February 1724 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France )

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Michel VERRET dit LAVERDURE was born abt. 1647 in France

Michel VERRET dit LAVERDURE was the child of Jean-Joseph VERRET and Jeanne DE LA PRE - DELAPRAYE VERRET

Michel was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1669.

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

Michel married Marie DESCHAMPS 13 October 1669 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie DESCHAMPS was born abt. 1647 in Paris, France. Marie died 13 May 1682 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal).

Michel married (2) Marie GALARNEAU 7 January 1683 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie GALARNEAU was born 24 September 1666 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie died 25 April 1699 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie was the child of Jacques GALARNEAU and Jacqueline-Marie HERON.

Michel VERRET dit LAVERDURE died 12 February 1724 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France .

son of Jean Verret and Jeanne de la Pres

Details of the family tree of Michel appear below.

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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