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Louis
VACHER dit LACERTE
(b. 5 September 1752,
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
d. 31 March 1834,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
)
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Louis VACHER dit LACERTE was born 5 September 1752
in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France .
Louis VACHER dit 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
Louis VACHER dit LACERTE died 31 March 1834 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada .
m. Raiche Angelique
Details of the life of Louis appear below.
Louis VACHER dit LACERTE died 31 March 1834 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada .
m. Raiche Angelique
Details of the life of Louis appear below.
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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.
Quebec - Did you know? The seigneur was endowed with his rank and estate to the sole end that he should become an active...Read MORE...The Seigneurs of Old Canada: A Chronicle of New-World Feudalism [Vol. 5 of "The Chronicles of Canada"] by William Bennett Munro; Toronto: Glasgow, Brook & Company, 1922
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)
Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
Chateau de Blois, Trois-Rivieres, P.Q. Canada
Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
Boulevard Turcotte - Trois Rivieres, P.Q.
Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
Trois-Rivieres, Que. - Rue des Forges.
Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
Trois-Rivieres, Quebec - L'Eveche.
Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
Trois-Rivieres, Que. - Wabasso Cotton Mills.
Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
Trois-Rivieres, Que. - Hotel de Ville. City Hall.
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Birth 5 September 1752
Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
Death 31 March 1834Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Added: 11/6/2017 12:38:13 PM
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