Elisabeth
VACHER dite LACERTE
(b.
1 March 1740
,
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
d.
27 June 1824
,
Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada
)
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Elisabeth VACHER dite LACERTE was born 1 March 1740 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Elisabeth VACHER dite LACERTE was the child of Jean-Baptiste VACHER dit LACERTE and Françoise PROULX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Guillaume-Guy VACHER dit LACERTE and Marguerite BENOIT (maternal) Claude PROULX and Isabelle ROBIDAS dite MANSEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Elisabeth married Joseph SYLVESTRE 7 August 1760 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Joseph SYLVESTRE was born 4 May 1734 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Joseph died 3 October 1787 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Joseph was the child of Pierre SYLVESTRE and Marie-Angélique BORDELEAU.
Elisabeth VACHER dite LACERTE died 27 June 1824 in Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada.
Details of the family tree of Elisabeth 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)
Family and Children of Elisabeth VACHER dite LACERTE
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Joseph SYLVESTRE-- Date: 7 August 1760 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Joseph SYLVESTRE was the child of Pierre SYLVESTRE and Marie-Angélique BORDELEAU
Children of Joseph SYLVESTRE and Elisabeth VACHER dite LACERTE:
Angelique SYLVESTRE (b.abt. 1766, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
Therese SYLVESTRE (b.23 January 1766, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 August 1809, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada)
Jean-Baptiste SYLVESTRE (b.15 August 1769, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 April 1841, Saint-Martin, Laval, Canada East)
Marguerite SYLVESTRE (b.abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada d. 5 July 1857, Sainte-Scholastique, Mirabel, Canada East)
m. Jacques CHARBONNEAU 26 April 1792 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)
Marie-Pelagie SYLVESTRE (b.abt. 1778, , Québec Province, Canada d. 24 November 1855, Oka, Canada East )
m. Francois CHARBONNEAU 14 January 1799 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)
Joseph SYLVESTRE-- Date: 7 August 1760 Place: , Québec Province, Canada Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Joseph SYLVESTRE was the child of Pierre SYLVESTRE and Marie-Angélique BORDELEAU
Children of Joseph SYLVESTRE and Elisabeth VACHER dite LACERTE:
Angelique SYLVESTRE (b.abt. 1766, , Québec Province, Canada d. , ) Therese SYLVESTRE (b.23 January 1766, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 August 1809, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada) Jean-Baptiste SYLVESTRE (b.15 August 1769, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 April 1841, Saint-Martin, Laval, Canada East) Marguerite SYLVESTRE (b.abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada d. 5 July 1857, Sainte-Scholastique, Mirabel, Canada East)m. Jacques CHARBONNEAU 26 April 1792 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)
Marie-Pelagie SYLVESTRE (b.abt. 1778, , Québec Province, Canada d. 24 November 1855, Oka, Canada East )m. Francois CHARBONNEAU 14 January 1799 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)
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1740 Birth 1 March 1740
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
1760 Marriage / PartnerElisabeth VACHER dite LACERTE and Joseph SYLVESTRE 7 August 1760, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
She was 20 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.1766 Birth of ChildTherese SYLVESTRE was born 23 January 1766, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Elisabeth was 25 years old.
1769 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste SYLVESTRE was born 15 August 1769, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)
Elisabeth was 29 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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1787 Death of Spouse/PartnerJoseph SYLVESTRE died 3 October 1787, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1792 Marriage of ChildMarguerite SYLVESTRE married 26 April 1792, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne) to Jacques CHARBONNEAU
1799 Marriage of ChildMarie-Pelagie SYLVESTRE married 14 January 1799, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne) to Francois CHARBONNEAU
1809 Death of ChildTherese SYLVESTRE died 2 August 1809, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Québec, Canada
Elisabeth was 69 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1824 Death 27 June 1824
Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 84.
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