François
GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE
(b.
8 June 1719
,
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
d.
29 October 1776
,
Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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François GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE was born 8 June 1719 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
François GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE was the child of Claude GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Françoise GAGNÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Angélique LEFEBVRE (maternal) Ignace GAGNÉ and Louise TREMBLAYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Madeleine NADON dite LETOURNEAU 26 November 1742 in Laval, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Madeleine NADON dite LETOURNEAU was born 10 August 1721 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Madeleine died 27 October 1780 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada. Madeleine was the child of Pierre NADON dit LÉTOURNEAU and Catherine LABELLE.
François GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE died 29 October 1776 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of François appear below.
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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