Gabriel
GIRARD dit LAFLEUR
(b.
10 December 1728
,
Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, Lorraine, France
d.
16 June 1801
,
Montréal, Lower Canada
)
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Gabriel GIRARD dit LAFLEUR was born 10 December 1728 in Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, Lorraine, France
Gabriel GIRARD dit LAFLEUR was the child of ? and ?Gabriel was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1762.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Gabriel married Marie-Geneviève FORCIER 21 June 1762 in Yamaska, Canada . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Marie-Geneviève FORCIER was born 30 November 1745 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marie-Geneviève died 21 June 1788 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marie-Geneviève was the child of Jacques FORCIER and Marie-Thérèse BADAILLAC dite LAPLANTE.
Gabriel married (2) Josephte BOUCHER 20 February 1792 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Josephte BOUCHER was born abt. 1751 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Josephte was the child of Michel BOUCHER and Agathe MARTEL.
Gabriel GIRARD dit LAFLEUR died 16 June 1801 in Montréal, Lower Canada .
son of Alexandre Girard and Francoise Vuarin
Details of the family tree of Gabriel 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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