Catherine BÉÏQUE dite LAFLEUR

Born

24 August 1731 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Died

22 November 1780 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

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Joseph BÉÏQUE Marie-Catherine MASSON

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Born: 24 August 1731 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Father: Joseph BÉÏQUE

Mother: Marie-Catherine MASSON

Paternal grandparents: Jacques BÉÏQUE dit LAFLEUR , Jeanne SERRAN

Maternal grandparents: Michel MASSON , Marie-Anne DUPONT

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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.
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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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Spouse & Children of Catherine BÉÏQUE dite LAFLEUR

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Catherine BÉÏQUE dite LAFLEUR married

Amable BENOIT
Marriage date: 15 January 1759
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Amable BENOIT was the child of François-Marie BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Marie-Marguerite-Catherine FONTAINE

Children of Amable BENOIT and Catherine BÉÏQUE dite LAFLEUR

Marie-Charlotte BENOIT

Born: 29 October 1759, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: 30 December 1785, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Augustin DESRANLEAU 5 July 1779 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Antoine BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS

Born: 18 April 1767, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE 4 July 1791 Place: Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

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Birth — 1731
24 August 1731
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Catherine BÉÏQUE dite LAFLEUR and Amable BENOIT 15 January 1759, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 27 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte BENOIT was born 29 October 1759, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 28 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.

1767 Birth of Child
Antoine BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS was born 18 April 1767, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 35 years old.

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.