Joseph RICHER dit LAFLECHE

Born

13 February 1723 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Died

8 August 1804 , La-Pérade, Lower Canada

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Pierre RICHER dit LAFLECHE Marguerite HUBERT

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Born: 13 February 1723 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre RICHER dit LAFLECHE

Mother: Marguerite HUBERT

Paternal grandparents: Pierre RICHER dit LAFLECHE , Dorothee BRASSARD (BRASSART)

Maternal grandparents: François HUBERT , Geneviève FAUQUE

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Joseph married Marguerite LUPIEN dite BELAIR 22 January 1753 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . Marguerite LUPIEN dite BELAIR was born 1 November 1731 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Marguerite died 29 March 1814 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Marguerite was the child of Jacques BARON dit LUPIEN and Geneviève PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO).

Joseph RICHER dit LAFLECHE died 8 August 1804 in La-Pérade, Lower Canada .

m. Lupien Marguerite

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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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Joseph RICHER dit LAFLECHE married

Marguerite LUPIEN dite BELAIR
Marriage date: 22 January 1753
Marriage place: La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Marguerite LUPIEN dite BELAIR was the child of Jacques BARON dit LUPIEN and Geneviève PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO)

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Birth — 1723
13 February 1723
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Joseph RICHER dit LAFLECHE and Marguerite LUPIEN dite BELAIR 22 January 1753, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

He was 29 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.

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.