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François LAFLEUR dit DESROCHERS was born abt. 1704 in France
François LAFLEUR dit DESROCHERS was the child of ? and ?François was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1729.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Marie-Geneviève RENAUD dite LANGLAIS 15 February 1729 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Geneviève RENAUD dite LANGLAIS was born 28 February 1712 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Geneviève died 2 May 1752 in Oka, Québec, Canada (Mission du Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes). Marie-Geneviève was the child of Jean RENAUD dit LANGLAIS and Marguerite CHARBONNEAU.
François married (2) Marie-Catherine BIBEAU 30 January 1755 in Oka, Canada, New France . Marie-Catherine BIBEAU was born 23 March 1723 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Catherine died 23 November 1760 in Oka, Québec, Canada (Mission du Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes). Marie-Catherine was the child of Jean-Baptiste BIBEAU and Marie-Catherine PLANTE.
François LAFLEUR dit DESROCHERS died 22 November 1760 in Oka, Canada .
son of Pierre Fleurer and Catherine Laroche
Details of the family tree of François appear below.
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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