François
GAUCHER dit BOURDELAIS
(b.
30 October 1740
,
Tanzac, Saintonge, France
d.
23 August 1807
,
Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada
)
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François GAUCHER dit BOURDELAIS was born 30 October 1740 in Tanzac, Saintonge, France
François GAUCHER dit BOURDELAIS was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Geneviève HAINS 21 January 1765 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Geneviève HAINS was born 25 January 1745 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Geneviève died 30 July 1818 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) . Geneviève was the child of Joseph HAINS and Geneviève VAILLANCOURT.
François GAUCHER dit BOURDELAIS died 23 August 1807 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada .
son of Charles Gaucher and Suzanne Garnier
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Occupation
François GAUCHER dit BOURDELAIS was a navigateur.
The navigateur, or navigator, was the person on board a ship responsible for its navigation — a set of tasks to determine the position of a boat or ship and the route to follow. The navigator's primary responsibility was to be aware of the ship's position at all times. Near coastlines, he had to avoid hazards by determining optimal routes depending on the shoals, the state of the tide, and the channels to follow. On the high seas, he had to be skilled in long-term forecasting in order to make the best possible decisions depending on the weather.
Source: tfcq.ca
François GAUCHER dit BOURDELAIS was a navigateur.
The navigateur, or navigator, was the person on board a ship responsible for its navigation — a set of tasks to determine the position of a boat or ship and the route to follow. The navigator's primary responsibility was to be aware of the ship's position at all times. Near coastlines, he had to avoid hazards by determining optimal routes depending on the shoals, the state of the tide, and the channels to follow. On the high seas, he had to be skilled in long-term forecasting in order to make the best possible decisions depending on the weather.
Source: tfcq.ca
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 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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