Pierre LABRECQUE dit LAVALLEE

Born

10 October 1772 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

15 May 1809 , Québec, Lower Canada

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Pierre LABRECQUE Therese GALARD

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Born: 10 October 1772 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Pierre LABRECQUE

Mother: Therese GALARD

Paternal grandparents: Pierre LABRECQUE , Marie PAQUET

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Antoine GALARD dit DESCLU , Therese ROUTHIER

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Pierre married Marie-Josephte LEBRETON 17 November 1795 in Québec, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte LEBRETON was born 5 March 1755 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Josephte died 14 February 1797 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Josephte was the child of Pierre-Henri LEBRETON and Marie-Agnes LARCHEVEQUE.

Pierre LABRECQUE dit LAVALLEE died 15 May 1809 in Québec, Lower Canada .
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Recorded occupation: Boulanger

The boulanger, or baker, specialized in bread-making. Bread, along with vegetables, was a staple of all inhabitants at the time - it was either eaten in soups and stews, or as is. Given bread's importance, the baker was one of the first craftsmen to be established at the beginning of the colony.
Source: tfcq.ca

A Baker's Tale: Life as a Boulanger in 18th Century New France

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 Pierre LABRECQUE dit LAVALLEE

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Pierre LABRECQUE dit LAVALLEE married

Marie-Josephte LEBRETON
Marriage date: 17 November 1795
Marriage place: Québec, Lower Canada

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Marie-Josephte LEBRETON was the child of Pierre-Henri LEBRETON and Marie-Agnes LARCHEVEQUE

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Children of Pierre LABRECQUE dit LAVALLEE and Marie-Josephte LEBRETON

Ursule LABRECQUE

Born: 23 August 1796, Québec, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Sebastien DESBIENS 21 November 1820 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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Birth — 1772
10 October 1772
Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

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)

1795 Marriage / Partner
Pierre LABRECQUE dit LAVALLEE and Marie-Josephte LEBRETON 17 November 1795, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 23 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Ursule LABRECQUE was born 23 August 1796, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre was 23 years old.