Louis
BREZA dit LAFLEUR
Born
15 December 1722
,
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died
12 January 1801
,
Yamaska, Lower Canada
Parents & Family of Louis BREZA dit LAFLEUR
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Born: 15 December 1722 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Paternal grandparents:
Andre BARSA
, Françoise PILOIS
Maternal grandparents:
Gilles LAURENT dit ST-LAURENT
, Anne LABRECQUE
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Marie-Anne GIROUX 22 November 1751 in Yamaska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Anne GIROUX was born 12 August 1717 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Marie-Anne died 16 June 1789 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre-François GIROUX dit DESFOURCHETTES and Marie-Angelique MAHEU.
Louis BREZA dit LAFLEUR died 12 January 1801 in Yamaska, Lower Canada .
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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)
Spouse & Children of Louis BREZA dit LAFLEUR
Louis BREZA dit LAFLEUR married 
Marie-Anne GIROUX
Marriage date: 22 November 1751
Marriage place: Yamaska, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne GIROUX was the child of Pierre-François GIROUX dit DESFOURCHETTES and Marie-Angelique MAHEU
Marie-Anne GIROUXMarriage date: 22 November 1751
Marriage place: Yamaska, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne GIROUX was the child of Pierre-François GIROUX dit DESFOURCHETTES and Marie-Angelique MAHEU
Children of Louis BREZA dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Anne GIROUX
Elisabeth BREZA dite LAFLEURMarried: Francois-Regis-Jean BADAILLAC dit LAPLANTE 17 February 1772 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Madeleine BREZA dite LAFLEURBorn: 17 March 1756, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: 6 December 1776, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 December 1776, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Married: Charles ROBIDOUX 22 January 1776 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Louise BREZA dite LAFLEURMarried: Joseph-Amable ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) 12 April 1779 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
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Birth — 172215 December 1722
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
1751 Marriage / PartnerLouis BREZA dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Anne GIROUX 22 November 1751, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
He was 28 years old.
1753 Birth of ChildElisabeth BREZA dite LAFLEUR was born 29 March 1753, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Louis was 30 years old.
1756 Birth of ChildMadeleine BREZA dite LAFLEUR was born 17 March 1756, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Louis was 33 years old.
1758 Birth of ChildLouise BREZA dite LAFLEUR was born 27 September 1758, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Louis was 35 years old.
1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.1772 Marriage of ChildElisabeth BREZA dite LAFLEUR married 17 February 1772 , Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Francois-Regis-Jean BADAILLAC dit LAPLANTE
1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.1776 Marriage of ChildMadeleine BREZA dite LAFLEUR married 22 January 1776, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Charles ROBIDOUX
1776 Death of ChildMadeleine BREZA dite LAFLEUR died 6 December 1776, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Louis was 54 years old.
1779 Marriage of ChildLouise BREZA dite LAFLEUR married 12 April 1779 , Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Joseph-Amable ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX)
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1789 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Anne GIROUX died 16 June 1789, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower CanadaDeath — 180112 January 1801
Yamaska, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 78.
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