Elisabeth VACHER dite LACERTE

Born

1 March 1740 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Died

27 June 1824 , Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada

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, Canada, New France . Joseph died 3 October 1787 in Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada . Joseph was the child of Pierre SYLVESTRE and Marie-Angélique BORDELEAU .

Parents & Family of Elisabeth VACHER dite LACERTE

Parents of Elisabeth VACHER dite LACERTE

Father

Jean-Baptiste VACHER dit LACERTE

Mother

Françoise PROULX

Grandparents of Elisabeth VACHER dite LACERTE

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Guillaume-Guy VACHER dit LACERTE Marguerite BENOIT

Maternal grandparents

Claude PROULX Isabelle ROBIDAS dite MANSEAU

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Elisabeth VACHER dite LACERTE

Elisabeth VACHER dite LACERTE married

Joseph SYLVESTRE
Marriage date: 7 August 1760
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: 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

Born: abt. 1766, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Therese SYLVESTRE

Born: 23 January 1766, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 August 1809, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste SYLVESTRE

Born: 15 August 1769, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 April 1841, Saint-Martin, Laval, Canada East

Marguerite SYLVESTRE

Born: abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 5 July 1857, Sainte-Scholastique, Mirabel, Canada East

Married: Jacques CHARBONNEAU 26 April 1792 Place: Terrebonne, Lower Canada

Marie-Pelagie SYLVESTRE

Born: abt. 1778, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 24 November 1855, Oka, Canada East

Married: Francois CHARBONNEAU 14 January 1799 Place: Terrebonne, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Elisabeth's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1740
1 March 1740
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth 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 Child
Therese SYLVESTRE was born 23 January 1766, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Elisabeth was 25 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Jean-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.