Pierre
ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dit LAVILLE
(b.
15 March 1725
,
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
d.
19 May 1798
,
L'Assomption, Lower Canada
)
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Pierre ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dit LAVILLE was born 15 March 1725 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Pierre ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dit LAVILLE was the child of Pierre ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dit LAVILLE and Françoise DUFAULT and the grandchild of: (maternal) Gilles DUFAULT dit LEBRETON and Françoise SIMEONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marie-Françoise CHRISTIN 18 February 1754 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . Marie-Françoise CHRISTIN was born 2 September 1719 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Marie-Françoise died 19 February 1790 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Françoise was the child of Isaac CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR and Marie-Suzanne CHARTRAN (CHARTRAND).
Pierre married (2) Françoise JARRET dite BEAUREGARD 8 June 1790 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . Françoise JARRET dite BEAUREGARD was born 11 September 1752 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Françoise was the child of Joseph JARRET dit BEAUREGARD and Marie-Charlotte LEMAIRE.
Pierre ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dit LAVILLE died 19 May 1798 in L'Assomption, Lower 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)
Family and Children of Pierre ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dit LAVILLE
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Marie-Françoise CHRISTIN-- Date: 18 February 1754 Place: L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Marie-Françoise CHRISTIN was the child of Isaac CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR and Marie-Suzanne CHARTRAN (CHARTRAND)
Children of Pierre ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dit LAVILLE and Marie-Françoise CHRISTIN:
Pierre ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dit LAVILLE married Françoise JARRET dite BEAUREGARD-- Date: 8 June 1790 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Françoise JARRET dite BEAUREGARD was the child of Joseph JARRET dit BEAUREGARD and Marie-Charlotte LEMAIRE
Children of Pierre ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dit LAVILLE and Françoise JARRET dite BEAUREGARD:
Marie-Françoise CHRISTIN-- Date: 18 February 1754 Place: L'Assomption, Canada, New France Marie-Françoise CHRISTIN was the child of Isaac CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR and Marie-Suzanne CHARTRAN (CHARTRAND)
Children of Pierre ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dit LAVILLE and Marie-Françoise CHRISTIN:
Pierre ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dit LAVILLE married
Françoise JARRET dite BEAUREGARD-- Date: 8 June 1790 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada Françoise JARRET dite BEAUREGARD was the child of Joseph JARRET dit BEAUREGARD and Marie-Charlotte LEMAIRE
Children of Pierre ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dit LAVILLE and Françoise JARRET dite BEAUREGARD:
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1725 Birth 15 March 1725
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
1754 Marriage / PartnerPierre ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dit LAVILLE and Marie-Françoise CHRISTIN 18 February 1754 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
He 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.
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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1790 Marriage / PartnerPierre ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dit LAVILLE and Françoise JARRET dite BEAUREGARD 8 June 1790 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
He was 65 years old.
1790 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Françoise CHRISTIN died 19 February 1790, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1798 Death 19 May 1798
L'Assomption, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 73.
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