François BEIQUE dit LAFLEUR

Born

2 July 1741 , Chambly, Canada, New France

Died

31 October 1789 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

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Joseph BÉÏQUE Marie-Catherine MASSON

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Born: 2 July 1741 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph BÉÏQUE

Mother: Marie-Catherine MASSON

Paternal grandparents: Jacques BÉÏQUE dit LAFLEUR , Jeanne SERRAN

Maternal grandparents: Michel MASSON , Marie-Anne DUPONT

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François married Louise GOGUET (GOYETTE) 31 March 1761 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise GOGUET (GOYETTE) was born 15 October 1740 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Louise died 7 September 1822 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Louise was the child of François-Claude GOGUET (GOYETTE) and Louise LAFOREST (LEFORT).

François BEIQUE dit LAFLEUR died 31 October 1789 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, 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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François BEIQUE dit LAFLEUR married

Louise GOGUET (GOYETTE)
Marriage date: 31 March 1761
Marriage place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Louise GOGUET (GOYETTE) was the child of François-Claude GOGUET (GOYETTE) and Louise LAFOREST (LEFORT)

Children of François BEIQUE dit LAFLEUR and Louise GOGUET (GOYETTE)

Josephte BEIQUE dite LAFLEUR

Born: 2 December 1777, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 July 1832, Chambly, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph LETOURNEAU 8 February 1796 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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Birth — 1741
2 July 1741
Chambly, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1761 Marriage / Partner
François BEIQUE dit LAFLEUR and Louise GOGUET (GOYETTE) 31 March 1761, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

He was 19 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.

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.

1777 Birth of Child
Josephte BEIQUE dite LAFLEUR was born 2 December 1777, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

François was 36 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)