Francois CASAVANT dit LADÉBAUCHE

Born

5 August 1730 , Verchères, Canada, New France

Died

20 November 1809 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Francois married Elisabeth GUERTIN 26 November 1759 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth GUERTIN was born 19 April 1736 in Verchères, Canada, New France . Elisabeth died 3 April 1768 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . Elisabeth was the child of François-Xavier GUERTIN and Elisabeth CHARRON dite CABANA .

Parents & Family of Francois CASAVANT dit LADÉBAUCHE

Parents of Francois CASAVANT dit LADÉBAUCHE

Father

Pierre CASAVANT dit LADÉBAUCHE

Mother

Charlotte TETREAULT

Grandparents of Francois CASAVANT dit LADÉBAUCHE

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Roch CASAVANT dit LADÉBAUCHE Jeanne CHARPENTIER

Maternal grandparents

Jacques TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT) Marguerite BRUNET

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Francois CASAVANT dit LADÉBAUCHE

Francois CASAVANT dit LADÉBAUCHE married

Elisabeth GUERTIN
Marriage date: 26 November 1759
Marriage place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Elisabeth GUERTIN was the child of François-Xavier GUERTIN and Elisabeth CHARRON dite CABANA

Children of Francois CASAVANT dit LADÉBAUCHE and Elisabeth GUERTIN

Marie-Louise CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE

Born: abt. 1760, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Ambroise CHARPENTIER dit SANSFACON 25 November 1782 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Francois'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 — 1730
5 August 1730
Verchères, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Francois CASAVANT dit LADÉBAUCHE and Elisabeth GUERTIN 26 November 1759, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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.

1768 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elisabeth GUERTIN died 3 April 1768, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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.

1782 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE married 25 November 1782 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada to Ambroise CHARPENTIER dit SANSFACON

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

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

Death — 1809
20 November 1809
Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 79.

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