Gabrielle Isabelle FOREST dite MICHEL

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abt. 1673 , Acadia, Canada

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9 November 1710 , Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

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Michel DEFOREST Marie HÉBERT

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Born: abt. 1673 in Acadia, Canada

Father: Michel DEFOREST

Mother: Marie HÉBERT

Maternal grandparents: Étienne HÉBERT , Marie GAUDET

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Gabrielle Isabelle married Jean-Pierre BRASSEAU (BRAZEAU) abt. 1691 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jean-Pierre BRASSEAU (BRAZEAU) was born abt. 1663 in France. Jean-Pierre died 18 October 1729 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia).

Gabrielle Isabelle FOREST dite MICHEL died 9 November 1710 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia .
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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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Gabrielle Isabelle FOREST dite MICHEL married

Jean-Pierre BRASSEAU (BRAZEAU)
Marriage date: abt. 1691
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Source: www.acadiansingray.com

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Pierre Brassaud or Brassaux married Gabrielle, daughter of Michel Forest dit Michel and Marie Hébert, at Port-Royal in c1691. They settled on Rivière-de-l'Ascension at Minas and at nearby Pigiguit. Gabrielle gave Pierre nine children, including a son who may have created a family of his own.

Children of Jean-Pierre BRASSEAU (BRAZEAU) and Gabrielle Isabelle FOREST dite MICHEL

Cécile BRASSEAU

Born: abt. 1695, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 25 February 1771, , France

Married: Antoine BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) 1719 Place: , Acadia, Canada

Marguerite BRASSAUD (BRASSEAU)

Born: abt. 1702, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre GUEDRY (GUILDRY) 1722 Place: , Acadia, Canada

Susanne BRASSAUD

Born: abt. 1707, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre ROBICHAUD 1730 Place: , Acadia, Canada

Catherine BRASSEAU

Born: abt. 1709, Pisiquit, Acadia
Died: abt. 1752, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Married: Jean BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) 18 October 1723 Place: Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

Death — 1710
9 November 1710
Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

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St-Charles-aux-Mines de la Grande Pré

Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada

Historical names: Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Phone: From ameriquefrancaise.org: "Very few 18th century documents refer to the appearance of Acadian cemeteries, but those that do indicate that Acadians before the Deportation marked their graves with wooden crosses."

Website: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ ~nskings/ cemetery.grandpre.html

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