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 LUSSIER

Spouse(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 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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Marie-Josephte MEUNIER dite LAFLEUR married

Jean-Baptiste SENECAL-- Date: 21 September 1750 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste SENECAL was the child of Nicolas SENECAL and Marie-Gertrude PETIT

Children of Jean-Baptiste SENECAL and Marie-Josephte MEUNIER dite LAFLEUR:

Jean-Marie SENECAL (b.11 January 1753, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 20 January 1800, Montréal, Lower Canada )

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1716 Birth
20 May 1716
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1750 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte MEUNIER dite LAFLEUR and Jean-Baptiste SENECAL 21 September 1750, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 34 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie SENECAL was born 11 January 1753, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Josephte was 36 years old.

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.

1772 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste SENECAL died 12 November 1772, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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.