Louise BREZA dite LAFLEUR

Born

27 September 1758 , Yamaska, Canada, New France

Died

21 February 1823 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Louis BREZA dit LAFLEUR Marie-Anne GIROUX

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Born: 27 September 1758 in Yamaska, Canada, New France

Father: Louis BREZA dit LAFLEUR

Mother: Marie-Anne GIROUX

Paternal grandparents: Ignace-Louis-Pierre BARSA (BRESA) dit LAFLEUR , Angélique LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT

Maternal grandparents: Pierre-François GIROUX dit DESFOURCHETTES , Marie-Angelique MAHEU

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Louise married Joseph-Amable ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) 12 April 1779 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph-Amable ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) was born 7 August 1745 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Joseph-Amable died 1 July 1830 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Joseph-Amable was the child of Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) dit DESMOULINS and Louise ROBERT.

Louise BREZA dite LAFLEUR died 21 February 1823 in Yamaska, Lower Canada .
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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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Louise BREZA dite LAFLEUR married

Joseph-Amable ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX)
Marriage date: 12 April 1779
Marriage place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph-Amable ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) was the child of Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) dit DESMOULINS and Louise ROBERT

Children of Joseph-Amable ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) and Louise BREZA dite LAFLEUR

François ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX)

Born: 20 October 1782, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 January 1847, Sorel, Canada East

Married: Marie NADEAU 20 January 1806 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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Birth — 1758
27 September 1758
Yamaska, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Louise BREZA dite LAFLEUR and Joseph-Amable ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) 12 April 1779 , Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

She was 20 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
François ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) was born 20 October 1782, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Louise was 24 years old.