Louis Samson David BRADETTE dit LAFORGE

Born

18 May 1753 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

20 September 1839 , Detroit, Michigan, USA

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Jean-Simon BRADETTE dit LAFORGE Marie-Genevieve CHARRON dite LAFERRIERE

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Born: 18 May 1753 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Simon BRADETTE dit LAFORGE

Mother: Marie-Genevieve CHARRON dite LAFERRIERE

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste CHARRON dit LAFERRIÈRE , Genevieve DUPIL (DUPILLE)

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Louis Samson David married Marguerite CAMPEAU 28 April 1783 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan) . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite CAMPEAU was born 14 April 1765 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Marguerite died May 1850 in Michigan, USA. Marguerite was the child of Charles CAMPEAU and Charlotte MONTRET (MONTRAIS).

Louis Samson David BRADETTE dit LAFORGE died 20 September 1839 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
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WORK & OCCUPATION

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Recorded occupation: farmer

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

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 Louis Samson David BRADETTE dit LAFORGE

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Louis Samson David BRADETTE dit LAFORGE married

Marguerite CAMPEAU
Marriage date: 28 April 1783
Marriage place: Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Marguerite CAMPEAU was the child of Charles CAMPEAU and Charlotte MONTRET (MONTRAIS)

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Children of Louis Samson David BRADETTE dit LAFORGE and Marguerite CAMPEAU

Louis PRADET dit LAFORGE (BRADETTE)

Born: 7 March 1784, Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Died: abt. 1872, , Michigan, USA

Married: Therese TREMBLAY 27 May 1805 Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Marguerite BRADETTE dite LAFORGE (PRADET)

Born: abt. 1808, Clinton River, Macomb, Michigan Territory
Died: ,

Married: Pierre TREMBLAY 24 October 1824

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Birth — 1753
18 May 1753
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

1783 Marriage / Partner
Louis Samson David BRADETTE dit LAFORGE and Marguerite CAMPEAU 28 April 1783, Detroit, Michigan, USA

He was 29 years old.