immigrant flag male ancestor  André  BARBEAU dit LAFOREST

  (b. abt. 1637 La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France   d. 29 September 1699 Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France )  

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André BARBEAU dit LAFOREST was born abt. 1637 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

André BARBEAU dit LAFOREST was the child of ?   and   ?

André was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1669.

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

André  married  Marie JODON 12 August 1669 in Québec, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie JODON  was born abt. 1640 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France.  Marie died abt. 1681 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). 

André  married  (2) Marie GAGNÉ 15 July 1686 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France .  Marie GAGNÉ  was born abt. 1655 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France.  Marie died 23 November 1711 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). 

André BARBEAU dit LAFOREST died 29 September 1699 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France .





son of Andre Barbeau and Marie Clemence Sagolte


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Did You Know? 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.
Did You Know? 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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