Marie-Josephte
MEUNIER dite LAFLEUR
(b.
20 May 1716
,
Boucherville, Canada, New France
d.
10 June 1790
,
Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Marie-Josephte MEUNIER dite LAFLEUR was born 20 May 1716 in Boucherville, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte MEUNIER dite LAFLEUR was the child of Gervais MEUNIER dit LAFLEUR and Catherine DAVID and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jacques DAVID and Catherine LUSSIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Josephte married Jean-Baptiste SENECAL 21 September 1750 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste SENECAL was born 15 November 1697 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Jean-Baptiste died 12 November 1772 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Nicolas SENECAL and Marie-Gertrude PETIT.
Marie-Josephte MEUNIER dite LAFLEUR died 10 June 1790 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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