Guillaume
RICHARD dit LAFLEUR
Born
abt. 1641
,
France
Died
2 July 1690
,
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
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Born: abt. 1641 in France
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Guillaume was a Carignan-Salières soldier, arriving in New France in 1665.
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Guillaume married Agnes TESSIER 26 November 1675 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Agnes TESSIER was born 23 March 1659 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Agnes died 24 January 1733 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Agnes was the child of Urbain TESSIER dit LAVIGNE and Marie ARCHAMBAULT.
Guillaume RICHARD dit LAFLEUR died 2 July 1690 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* .
son of Jean Richard and Anne Meunier
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Recorded occupation: soldier of the Carignan-Salières regiment, captain of the Canadian militia, and at one time churchwarden
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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)
Spouse & Children of Guillaume RICHARD dit LAFLEUR
Guillaume RICHARD dit LAFLEUR married 
Agnes TESSIER
Marriage date: 26 November 1675
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Agnes TESSIER was the child of Urbain TESSIER dit LAVIGNE and Marie ARCHAMBAULT
Agnes TESSIERMarriage date: 26 November 1675
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Agnes TESSIER was the child of Urbain TESSIER dit LAVIGNE and Marie ARCHAMBAULT
Children of Guillaume RICHARD dit LAFLEUR and Agnes TESSIER
Agnes RICHARD dite LAFLEURBorn: 23 August 1676, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 4 April 1757, Repentigny, Canada, New France
Died: 4 April 1757, Repentigny, Canada, New France
Married: Jean MOREAU dit DUPLESSIS 1 December 1703 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)
Pierre RICHARDBorn: 7 August 1678, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 12 January 1744, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died: 12 January 1744, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Married: Catherine LARRIVÉE (LARRIVÉ) 11 October 1706 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
Jean-Baptiste RICHARDBorn: 19 March 1682, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Marie-Anne YOU dite LADECOUVERTE 15 August 1718 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Marie-Anne RICHARDBorn: 1 April 1686, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Jean-Mathieu COITOU dit ST-JEAN 23 November 1705 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)
Marie-Madeleine RICHARDBorn: 15 March 1688, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Died: 7 October 1726, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 7 October 1726, Varennes, Canada, New France
Married: Pierre LIMBÉ dit LAROSE (LAMBEYE) 22 November 1706 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)
Married: Pierre DESJARDINS 24 May 1723 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)
Urbain RICHARD dit LAROSEBorn: 25 March 1690, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Died: 10 August 1760, Saint-Sulpice, Canada
Died: 10 August 1760, Saint-Sulpice, Canada
Married: Marguerite FLEURICOURT 23 January 1719 Place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*
Married: Marie-Catherine COLLET (COLLETTE) 19 May 1749 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada
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RICHARD dit Lafleur, GUILLAUME (styled Sieur de La Fleur), soldier of the Carignan-Salières regiment, captain of the Canadian militia, and at one time churchwarden; b. 1641, son of Jean Richard, grain merchant, and his wife, Anne Meusnier, of Saint-Léger, bishopric of Saintes, France; d. 1690.
A strong family tradition states that Richard was the descendant of John Richards, a Welshman, who, as a member of the king’s bodyguard, assisted the French king, Charles IX, to escape through the back gardens of the palace during the frightful massacre of St. Bartholomew, 14 Aug. 1572.
Richard entered the French army as a young man, joining the Carignan-Salières regiment at its formation in 1664. On the last day of May of the following year he embarked for New France with his regiment, as a soldier in the company of Roger de Bonneau de La Varenne, arriving at Quebec 19 August, after a long and tempestuous voyage. Two years later, when his regiment returned to France, Richard chose to...Read full story
Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003
RICHARD dit Lafleur, GUILLAUME (styled Sieur de La Fleur), soldier of the Carignan-Salières regiment, captain of the Canadian militia, and at one time churchwarden; b. 1641, son of Jean Richard, grain merchant, and his wife, Anne Meusnier, of Saint-Léger, bishopric of Saintes, France; d. 1690.
A strong family tradition states that Richard was the descendant of John Richards, a Welshman, who, as a member of the king’s bodyguard, assisted the French king, Charles IX, to escape through the back gardens of the palace during the frightful massacre of St. Bartholomew, 14 Aug. 1572.
Richard entered the French army as a young man, joining the Carignan-Salières regiment at its formation in 1664. On the last day of May of the following year he embarked for New France with his regiment, as a soldier in the company of Roger de Bonneau de La Varenne, arriving at Quebec 19 August, after a long and tempestuous voyage. Two years later, when his regiment returned to France, Richard chose to...Read full story
Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003
1675 Marriage / PartnerGuillaume RICHARD dit LAFLEUR and Agnes TESSIER 26 November 1675, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1676 Birth of ChildAgnes RICHARD dite LAFLEUR was born 23 August 1676, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1678 Birth of ChildPierre RICHARD was born 7 August 1678, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1682 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste RICHARD was born 19 March 1682, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)
1686 Birth of ChildMarie-Anne RICHARD was born 1 April 1686, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)
1688 Birth of ChildMarie-Madeleine RICHARD was born 15 March 1688, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)
Death — 16902 July 1690
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
1690 Birth of ChildUrbain RICHARD dit LAROSE was born 25 March 1690, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)
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