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Marguerite COUC dite LAFLEUR was born 1 June 1664 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Marguerite COUC dite LAFLEUR was the child of Pierre COUC dit LAFLEUR and Marie MITEOUAMIGOUKOUÉ (MITE8AMEG8K8E) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas COUC and Elisabeth TEMPLAIR (TEMPLIER)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, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Jean died 21 September 1756 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. 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 (Quebec). Michel died 21 June 1730 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Michel was the child of Martin MASSÉ and Jeanne DUCORPS dite LEDUC.
Marguerite COUC dite LAFLEUR died abt. 1722
Details of the family tree of Marguerite 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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