Emmanuel LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE

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9 October 1778 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

7 November 1807 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

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David LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY

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Born: 9 October 1778 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: David LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE

Mother: Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE , Marguerite BONNEAU dite LABÉCASSE

Maternal grandparents: François TREMBLAY , Marie-Madeleine PERRON

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Emmanuel married Marie LAVOIE 22 October 1805 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie LAVOIE was born 27 May 1786 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie died 8 March 1867 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie was the child of Gabriel-Antoine LAVOIE and Marie-Clotilde TREMBLAY.

Emmanuel LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE died 7 November 1807 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada .

m. Marie Lavoie
22 octobre 1805
Baie-St-Paul, Qué

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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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Emmanuel LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE married

Marie LAVOIE
Marriage date: 22 October 1805
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

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Marie LAVOIE was the child of Gabriel-Antoine LAVOIE and Marie-Clotilde TREMBLAY

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Emmanuel LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE

Born: 28 August 1806, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Josephine TREMBLAY 21 February 1832 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1778
9 October 1778
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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 Marriage / Partner
Emmanuel LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE and Marie LAVOIE 22 October 1805, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 27 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Emmanuel LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE was born 28 August 1806, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Emmanuel was 27 years old.