Marie-Josephte
BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR
(b.
2 May 1734
,
Varennes, Canada, New France
d.
5 February 1820
,
Verchères, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR was born 2 May 1734 in Varennes, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR was the child of Pierre BROSSEAU dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Josephte LANGLOIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BROSSEAU and Marie-Jeanne COLLET (COLLETTE) (maternal) Andre LANGLOIS and Françoise BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
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, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Michel died 9 March 1810 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). 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 .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Josephte appear below.
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)
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