Gilles
MONIN dit LAFLEUR
(b.
abt. 1649
,
La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
d.
abt. 1689
,
Québec Province, Canada
)
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Gilles MONIN dit LAFLEUR was born abt. 1649 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Gilles MONIN dit LAFLEUR was the child of ? and ?Gilles was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1679.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Gilles married Marie-Marthe RICHAUME abt. 1679 in Repentigny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Marthe RICHAUME was born 4 March 1665 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Marthe died 29 July 1703 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Marthe was the child of Pierre RICHAUME dit PETRUS and Marthe-Marie ARNUS (ARNUE) (ARNAULT).
Gilles MONIN dit LAFLEUR died abt. 1689 in Québec Province, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Gilles appear below.
Occupation
Gilles MONIN dit LAFLEUR was a Charpentier.
In New France, the occupation of charpentier, or carpenter, covered all trades of wood construction.
Source: tfcq.ca
18th Century Charpentier in New France: Crafting Dreams in Timber
Gilles MONIN dit LAFLEUR was a Charpentier.
In New France, the occupation of charpentier, or carpenter, covered all trades of wood construction.
Source: tfcq.ca
18th Century Charpentier in New France: Crafting Dreams in Timber
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)
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