Pierre CASAUBON dit DOSTALER

(b. February 1703 , Québec Province, Canada d. 31 December 1785 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre CASAUBON dit DOSTALER was born February 1703 in Québec Province, Canada

Pierre CASAUBON dit DOSTALER was the child of Martin CASAUBON and Françoise LEPELÉ and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS and Jeanne ISABEL

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Pierre married Geneviève HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dite LAFERRIÈRE 19 January 1737 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Geneviève HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dite LAFERRIÈRE was born 1 November 1705 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Geneviève died 17 February 1792 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Geneviève was the child of Pierre HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dit LAFERRIÈRE and Marie-Étiennette DUBORD dite LAFONTAINE.

Pierre CASAUBON dit DOSTALER died 31 December 1785 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada .

Thanks to Joanne Diaz for the following information:

"The PRDH was unable to find the baptism record of Pierre Casaubon, but based on his death record (Dec 31, 1785 in Ste-Geneviève de Berthier, he is said to be 82 years and 10 mos, so his approximate date of birth is February 1703; born either in the Champlain or Sorel regions (based on the migration of the family).

According to the PRDH, the marriage contract, Notaire de LaFosse, dated Jan 19, 1737 states the following:
"Pierre CASAUBON, fils de Martin CASAUBON Capitaine, Major des Seigneuries de Berthier, d'Autray et Lanoraye, et Geneviève HORÉ, fille de feu Pierre HORÉ LAFERRIERE, Lieutenant de la Milice de Berthier, d'Autray et Lanoraye, et Étiennette DUBORD". His mother was not named, however is assumed to be Francoise LePele dit Desmarais.

Geneviève LaFerriere dit Houré was born Nov1, 1705 and died Feb17, 1792 in Berthier. Both Pierre and his wife, Geneviève were buried inside the new church in Ste-Geneviève de Berthier."

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Occupation

Pierre CASAUBON dit DOSTALER was a Capitaine de milice.

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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