Josephte BEIQUE dite LAFLEUR

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2 December 1777 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

6 July 1832 , Chambly, Lower Canada

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François BEIQUE dit LAFLEUR Louise GOGUET (GOYETTE)

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Born: 2 December 1777 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: François BEIQUE dit LAFLEUR

Mother: Louise GOGUET (GOYETTE)

Paternal grandparents: Joseph BÉÏQUE , Marie-Catherine MASSON

Maternal grandparents: François-Claude GOGUET (GOYETTE) , Louise LAFOREST (LEFORT)

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Josephte married Joseph LETOURNEAU 8 February 1796 in Chambly, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph LETOURNEAU was born 10 August 1771 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Joseph died 21 May 1840 in Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada . Joseph was the child of Joseph LETOURNEAU and Madeleine ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE.

Josephte BEIQUE dite LAFLEUR died 6 July 1832 in Chambly, 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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Josephte BEIQUE dite LAFLEUR married

Joseph LETOURNEAU
Marriage date: 8 February 1796
Marriage place: Chambly, Lower Canada
Joseph LETOURNEAU was the child of Joseph LETOURNEAU and Madeleine ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE

Children of Joseph LETOURNEAU and Josephte BEIQUE dite LAFLEUR

Julie LETOURNEAU

Born: abt. 1790, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Olivier LAPORTE 17 February 1824 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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Birth — 1777
2 December 1777
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1796 Marriage / Partner
Josephte BEIQUE dite LAFLEUR and Joseph LETOURNEAU 8 February 1796, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 18 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England