Marie-Josephte MEUNIER dite LAFLEUR

Born

20 May 1716 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

Died

10 June 1790 , Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada

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, Canada, New France . Jean-Baptiste died 12 November 1772 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . Jean-Baptiste was the child of Nicolas SENECAL and Marie-Gertrude PETIT .

Parents & Family of Marie-Josephte MEUNIER dite LAFLEUR

Parents of Marie-Josephte MEUNIER dite LAFLEUR

Father

Gervais MEUNIER dit LAFLEUR

Mother

Catherine DAVID

Grandparents of Marie-Josephte MEUNIER dite LAFLEUR

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Jacques DAVID Catherine LUSSIER

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Josephte MEUNIER dite LAFLEUR

Marie-Josephte MEUNIER dite LAFLEUR married

Jean-Baptiste SENECAL
Marriage date: 21 September 1750
Marriage 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

Born: 11 January 1753, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 20 January 1800, Montréal, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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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Birth — 1716
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.