Catherine
BÉÏQUE dite LAFLEUR
(b.
24 August 1731
,
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
d.
22 November 1780
,
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Catherine BÉÏQUE dite LAFLEUR was born 24 August 1731 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Catherine BÉÏQUE dite LAFLEUR was the child of Joseph BÉÏQUE and Marie-Catherine MASSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques BÉÏQUE dit LAFLEUR and Jeanne SERRAN (maternal) Michel MASSON and Marie-Anne DUPONTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married Amable BENOIT 15 January 1759 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Amable BENOIT was born 16 August 1738 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Amable died 17 March 1797 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Amable was the child of François-Marie BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Marie-Marguerite-Catherine FONTAINE.
Catherine BÉÏQUE dite LAFLEUR died 22 November 1780 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Catherine appear below.
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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