Augustin TROTTIER dit BELCOURT

(b. 11 June 1725 , Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 10 November 1797 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

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Augustin TROTTIER dit BELCOURT was born 11 June 1725 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Augustin TROTTIER dit BELCOURT was the child of François-Marie TROTTIER dit BELCOURT and Françoise MERCEREAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine TROTTIER dit DESRUISSEAUX and Catherine LEFEBVRE (maternal) Pierre MERCEREAU dit LASAVANE and Stephanie-Henriette-Étiennette DANDONNEAU

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Augustin married Josephte GAUTHIER 7 January 1755 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . Josephte GAUTHIER was born 25 December 1732 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Josephte died 1 November 1810 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Josephte was the child of Jean-Élie GAUTHIER (GAULTIER) and Suzanne HALAY (HALLÉ).

Augustin TROTTIER dit BELCOURT died 10 November 1797 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada .

m. Gauthier Josephte

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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)

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Josephte GAUTHIER-- Date: 7 January 1755 Place: La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Josephte GAUTHIER was the child of Jean-Élie GAUTHIER (GAULTIER) and Suzanne HALAY (HALLÉ)

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1725 Birth
11 June 1725
Batiscan, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Augustin TROTTIER dit BELCOURT and Josephte GAUTHIER 7 January 1755, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

He was 29 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.

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.