Gilles MONIN dit LAFLEUR

Born

abt. 1649 , La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

Died

abt. 1689 , Québec Province, Canada

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Born: abt. 1649 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Gilles was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1679.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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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, Canada, New France . Marie-Marthe died 29 July 1703 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . 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.
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Recorded occupation: 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

Spouse & Children of Gilles MONIN dit LAFLEUR

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Gilles MONIN dit LAFLEUR married

Marie-Marthe RICHAUME
Marriage date: abt. 1679
Marriage place: Repentigny, Canada, New France
Marie-Marthe RICHAUME was the child of Pierre RICHAUME dit PETRUS and Marthe-Marie ARNUS (ARNUE) (ARNAULT)

Children of Gilles MONIN dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Marthe RICHAUME

Jean-Baptiste MONIN

Born: 23 February 1680, Repentigny, Canada, New France
Died: 23 February 1688, Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne MONIN

Born: 23 April 1682, Repentigny, Canada, New France
Died: 30 March 1749, Varennes, Canada, New France

Married: Jacques LEDOUX 8 January 1709 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France

Marguerite MONIN dite LAFLEUR

Born: 16 November 1683, Repentigny, Canada, New France
Died: 2 June 1759, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Married: Gabriel-Louis LEDOUX 2 July 1708 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France

Madeleine MONIN

Born: abt. 1685, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Moise MORIN 26 November 1707 Place: Québec, Canada, New France

Suzanne MONIN dite LAFLEUR

Born: 15 September 1687, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Philippe GINGRAS 1715 Place: Repentigny, Canada, New France

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1680 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste MONIN was born 23 February 1680, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

1682 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne MONIN was born 23 April 1682, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

1683 Birth of Child
Marguerite MONIN dite LAFLEUR was born 16 November 1683, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

1687 Birth of Child
Suzanne MONIN dite LAFLEUR was born 15 September 1687, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)