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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VACHER dit LACERTE Genealogy
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 VACHER dit LACERTE and
Marguerite BENOIT
(maternal)
Claude PROULX and
Isabelle ROBIDAS dite MANSEAU
Elisabeth VACHER dite LACERTE died 27 June 1824 in Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada.
m. Sylvestre Joseph
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Over time, Quebec 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 Quebec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Quebec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline MacDonald for providing this information.
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What is a 'dit/dite' name?
When the first settlers came to Canada 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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Birth
1 March 1740
Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
Death 27 June 1824
Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada
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Birth 1 March 1740
Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
Death 27 June 1824Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada
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