Michel DELAGE dit LAFLEUR

Born

9 October 1746 , Longueuil, Canada, New France

Died

17 October 1810 , Montréal, Lower Canada

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Louis DELASSE (DELAGE) dit LAFLEUR Marie-Catherine LÉTOURNEAU

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Born: 9 October 1746 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Father: Louis DELASSE (DELAGE) dit LAFLEUR

Mother: Marie-Catherine LÉTOURNEAU

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Pierre DELASSE (DELAGE) dit LAFLEUR , Jeanne CHEVAUDIER

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste LÉTOURNEAU , Catherine MENARD

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Michel married Marie-Josephe BLAIS 17 August 1767 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe BLAIS was born 22 May 1740 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Marie-Josephe died 6 March 1792 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Josephe was the child of Antoine BLAIS and Marie-Anne CHARTIER.

Michel DELAGE dit LAFLEUR died 17 October 1810 in Montréal, Lower 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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Michel DELAGE dit LAFLEUR married

Marie-Josephe BLAIS
Marriage date: 17 August 1767
Marriage place: Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe BLAIS was the child of Antoine BLAIS and Marie-Anne CHARTIER

Children of Michel DELAGE dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Josephe BLAIS

Angélique DELAGE dite LAFLEUR

Born: abt. 1769, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Hyppolite LAFORCE 15 September 1794 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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Birth — 1746
9 October 1746
Longueuil, Canada, New France

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

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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Michel DELAGE dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Josephe BLAIS 17 August 1767 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 20 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.

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

1792 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephe BLAIS died 6 March 1792, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Marriage of Child
Angélique DELAGE dite LAFLEUR married 15 September 1794, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Hyppolite LAFORCE

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

Death — 1810
17 October 1810
Montréal, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 64.