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
Marriage(s) and Child(ren):
She 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). He died 3 October 1787 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). He was the son 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 MacDonald for providing this information.
Québec Généalogie - Did you know? An old farmer in a parish [in the province of Quebec] gave a good thrashing to a boy who had...Read MORE...The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 5, No. 19, Oct. - Dec., 1892, Lutins in the Province of Quebec
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)
1740 Birth
1 March 1740
Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
1760 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth VACHER dite LACERTE and Joseph SYLVESTRE 7 August 1760, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)- 1766 Birth of Child
Therese SYLVESTRE was born 23 January 1766, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) - 1769 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste SYLVESTRE was born 15 August 1769, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus) 
1787 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph SYLVESTRE died 3 October 1787, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)- 1809 Death of Child
Therese SYLVESTRE died 2 August 1809, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Québec, Canada - 1824 Death
27 June 1824
Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada
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