Marguerite COUC dite LAFLEUR

Born

1 June 1664 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Died

abt. 1722 , Québec Province, Canada

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Born: 1 June 1664 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Parents of Marguerite COUC dite LAFLEUR

Father

Pierre COUC dit LAFLEUR

Mother

Marie MITEOUAMIGOUKOUÉ (MITE8AMEG8K8E)

Grandparents of Marguerite COUC dite LAFLEUR

Paternal grandparents

Nicolas COUC Elisabeth TEMPLAIR (TEMPLIER)

Maternal grandparents

Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marguerite married Jean FAFARD February 1688 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jean FAFARD was born 18 September 1657 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . Jean died 21 September 1756 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan). Jean was the child of François FAFARD and Marie RICHARD (RICHAUME).

Marguerite married (2) Michel MASSÉ abt. 1705 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan) . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel MASSÉ was born abt. 1671 in Québec Province, Canada. Michel died 21 June 1730 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Michel was the child of Martin MASSÉ and Jeanne DUCORPS dite LEDUC.

Marguerite COUC dite LAFLEUR died abt. 1722 in Québec Province, Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite COUC dite LAFLEUR

Marguerite COUC dite LAFLEUR married

Jean FAFARD
Marriage date: February 1688
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Jean FAFARD was the child of François FAFARD and Marie RICHARD (RICHAUME)

Marriage notes:

"Jean dit Maconce or Macons (1657-1756), married to Marguerite Couck. He was a famous coureur-des-bois who finally settled at Detroit where he died at the age of nearly one hundred."

Thomas J. Laforest

Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume VII, Page 88

Children of Jean FAFARD and Marguerite COUC dite LAFLEUR

Marguerite FAFARD

Born: abt. 1692, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste TURPIN 5 May 1710 Place: Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)

Jean-Baptiste FAFARD dit MACOUCE

Born: abt. 1693, , Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite QUEROTI 4 November 1715 Place: Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)

Marie-Madeleine FAFARD

Born: abt. 1694, , Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Anne FAFARD

Born: abt. 1702, Pay en-haut, Canada
Died: 29 September 1752, Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)

Married: Louis JAVILLON dit LAFEUILLADE 15 April 1723 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France

Marguerite COUC dite LAFLEUR married

Michel MASSÉ
Marriage date: abt. 1705
Marriage place: Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Michel MASSÉ was the child of Martin MASSÉ and Jeanne DUCORPS dite LEDUC

Children of Michel MASSÉ and Marguerite COUC dite LAFLEUR

Francoise MASSE

Born: abt. 1705, Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Died: 19 October 1733, Montréal, Canada, New France

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Marguerite's Québec records.

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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1664 - Baptism

Marguerite Couc

Vieilles Forges, Trois-Rivieres, QC, Canada

Source / record details
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Birth — 1664
1 June 1664
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Baptism

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1681 St-Francois-du-Lac, Quebec

Pierre Couque, habitant, 57
Marie, sauvagesse, 50
Louis Couque, son, 20
Marie Couque, daughter, 18
Marguerite Couque, daughter, 16
Elisabeth Couque, daughter, 15
Madeleine Couque, daughter, 12
Jean Couque, son, 8

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1681 Census - New France
The French In North America: 1500-1783