Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR

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2 May 1734 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

5 February 1820 , Verchères, Lower Canada

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Pierre BROSSEAU dit LAFLEUR Marie-Josephte LANGLOIS

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Born: 2 May 1734 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre BROSSEAU dit LAFLEUR

Mother: Marie-Josephte LANGLOIS

Paternal grandparents: François BROSSEAU , Marie-Jeanne COLLET (COLLETTE)

Maternal grandparents: Andre LANGLOIS , Françoise BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

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Marie-Josephte married Michel DESMARAIS 30 January 1758 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Michel DESMARAIS was born 29 May 1738 in Verchères, Canada, New France . Michel died 9 March 1810 in Verchères, Lower Canada . Michel was the child of Paul DESMARAIS dit MARETTE and Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE.

Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR died 5 February 1820 in Verchères, Lower Canada .
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Michel DESMARAIS
Marriage date: 30 January 1758
Marriage place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Michel DESMARAIS was the child of Paul DESMARAIS dit MARETTE and Marie-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE

Children of Michel DESMARAIS and Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR

Josephte DESMARAIS

Born: 23 October 1758, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Antoine FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE 21 November 1778 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Marguerite DESMARAIS

Born: 30 January 1761, Verchères, Canada
Died: 6 April 1831, Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: Claude-Francois CHICOINE dit DOZOIS 19 February 1781 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Archange DESMARAIS

Born: 9 March 1762, Verchères, Canada
Died: 26 April 1813, Verchères, Lower Canada

Michel-Gregoire DESMARAIS

Born: 11 March 1764, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 May 1829, Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: Archange CHICOINE 17 April 1798 Place: Verchères, Lower Canada

Louis DESMARAIS

Born: 24 January 1765, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 August 1834, Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Married: Louise PHANEUF 6 April 1807 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Francois-Corneille DESMARAIS

Born: 16 September 1767, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 June 1842 , Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

Married: Charlotte HANDFIELD 4 November 1799 Place: Verchères, Lower Canada

Charles-Cyrille DESMARAIS

Born: 10 May 1770, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 August 1773, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph-Valentin DESMARAIS

Born: 15 February 1772, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 May 1853, Verchères, Canada East

Married: Marie-Josephe LEDUC 7 February 1803 Place: Verchères, Lower Canada

Francoise DESMARAIS

Born: 19 April 1776, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph HANDFIELD 10 November 1806 Place: Verchères, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1734
2 May 1734
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR and Michel DESMARAIS 30 January 1758 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 23 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Josephte DESMARAIS was born 23 October 1758, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Josephte was 24 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Marguerite DESMARAIS was born 30 January 1761, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Josephte was 26 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Archange DESMARAIS was born 9 March 1762, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Josephte was 27 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Michel-Gregoire DESMARAIS was born 11 March 1764, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Josephte was 29 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Louis DESMARAIS was born 24 January 1765, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte was 30 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Francois-Corneille DESMARAIS was born 16 September 1767, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Josephte was 33 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Charles-Cyrille DESMARAIS was born 10 May 1770, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Josephte was 36 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Joseph-Valentin DESMARAIS was born 15 February 1772, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Josephte was 37 years old.

1773 Death of Child
Charles-Cyrille DESMARAIS died 20 August 1773, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Josephte was 39 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Francoise DESMARAIS was born 19 April 1776, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Josephte was 41 years old.

1778 Marriage of Child
Josephte DESMARAIS married 21 November 1778 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada to Antoine FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE

1781 Marriage of Child
Marguerite DESMARAIS married 19 February 1781 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada to Claude-Francois CHICOINE dit DOZOIS

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)

1798 Marriage of Child
Michel-Gregoire DESMARAIS married 17 April 1798, Verchères, Lower Canada to Archange CHICOINE

1799 Marriage of Child
Francois-Corneille DESMARAIS married 4 November 1799 , Verchères, Lower Canada to Charlotte HANDFIELD

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

1803 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Valentin DESMARAIS married 7 February 1803, Verchères, Lower Canada to Marie-Josephe LEDUC

1806 Marriage of Child
Francoise DESMARAIS married 10 November 1806, Verchères, Lower Canada to Joseph HANDFIELD

1807 Marriage of Child
Louis DESMARAIS married 6 April 1807 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada to Louise PHANEUF

1810 Death of Spouse/Partner
Michel DESMARAIS died 9 March 1810, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

1813 Death of Child
Marie-Archange DESMARAIS died 26 April 1813, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Josephte was 79 years old.

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.

Death — 1820
5 February 1820
Verchères, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 85.

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