Etienne VACHON dit POMERLEAU

Born

11 April 1770 , Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

4 February 1846 , Beauceville, Canada East

Etienne married Marie-Reine LANGELIER 1 March 1791 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Reine LANGELIER was born 5 January 1770 in Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Reine died 1 August 1823 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada. Marie-Reine was the child of Pierre L'ANGELIER and Marie Reine JANOT (JANEAU) .

Parents & Family of Etienne VACHON dit POMERLEAU

Parents of Etienne VACHON dit POMERLEAU

Father

Michel VACHON

Mother

Angélique LESSARD

Grandparents of Etienne VACHON dit POMERLEAU

Paternal grandparents

Noel VACHON dit PAMERLAUX Marie-Jeanne BÉLANGER

Maternal grandparents

François-Malo LESSARD Angélique RACINE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Etienne VACHON dit POMERLEAU

Etienne VACHON dit POMERLEAU married

Marie-Reine LANGELIER
Marriage date: 1 March 1791
Marriage place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada
Marie-Reine LANGELIER was the child of Pierre L'ANGELIER and Marie Reine JANOT (JANEAU)

Children of Etienne VACHON dit POMERLEAU and Marie-Reine LANGELIER

Helen VACHON dite POMERLEAU

Born: 21 October 1798, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE 27 July 1819 Place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Etienne'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 — 1770
11 April 1770
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 Marriage / Partner
Etienne VACHON dit POMERLEAU and Marie-Reine LANGELIER 1 March 1791, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

He was 20 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1798 Birth of Child
Helen VACHON dite POMERLEAU was born 21 October 1798, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Etienne was 28 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1819 Marriage of Child
Helen VACHON dite POMERLEAU married 27 July 1819, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada to Joseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England