Angélique LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT

(b. abt. 1698 , Québec Province, Canada d. 15 February 1738 , Yamaska, Canada, New France )

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Angélique LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT was born abt. 1698 in Québec Province, Canada

Angélique LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT was the child of Gilles LAURENT dit ST-LAURENT and Anne LABRECQUE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre LABRECQUE and Jeanne CHOTARD

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

Angélique married Ignace-Louis-Pierre BARSA (BRESA) dit LAFLEUR 28 February 1718 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Ignace-Louis-Pierre BARSA (BRESA) dit LAFLEUR was born 25 April 1683 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Ignace-Louis-Pierre died 4 November 1758 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Ignace-Louis-Pierre was the child of Andre BARSA and Françoise PILOIS.

Angélique LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT died 15 February 1738 in Yamaska, Canada, New France .
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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.

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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