Jean-Baptiste
VACHER dit LACERTE
(b.
17 October 1708
,
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
d.
12 March 1772
,
Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Jean-Baptiste VACHER dit LACERTE was born 17 October 1708 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste VACHER dit LACERTE was the child of Jean-Guillaume-Guy VACHER dit LACERTE and Marguerite BENOIT and the grandchild of: (maternal) Gabriel BENOIT dit LAFOREST and Marie-Anne GUÉDONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Françoise PROULX 3 June 1736 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Françoise PROULX was born abt. 1722 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Françoise died 21 December 1755 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Françoise was the child of Claude PROULX and Isabelle ROBIDAS dite MANSEAU.
Jean-Baptiste married (2) Marie Josephte DOUCET 2 July 1764 in Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie Josephte DOUCET was born abt. 1719 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie Josephte died 19 January 1796 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marie Josephte was the child of François Charles DOUCET and Marie Anne POIRIER.
Jean-Baptiste VACHER dit LACERTE died 12 March 1772 in Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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