Ambroise
BROSSEAU dit LAFLEUR
(b.
31 August 1707
,
La-Pérade, Canada, New France
d.
30 July 1753
,
La-Pérade, Canada, New France
)
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Ambroise BROSSEAU dit LAFLEUR was born 31 August 1707 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Ambroise BROSSEAU dit LAFLEUR was the child of François BROSSEAU and Marie-Jeanne COLLET (COLLETTE) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean COLLET (COLLETTE) dit LE PICARD and Jeanne DÉCHARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Ambroise married Marie-Josephe GERVAIS 22 August 1735 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephe GERVAIS was born 7 January 1714 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines). Marie-Josephe died 17 October 1807 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Marie-Josephe was the child of Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS and Marie-Jeanne TESSIER.
Ambroise BROSSEAU dit LAFLEUR died 30 July 1753 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Ambroise 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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