Louis CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE

(b. 11 July 1737 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 21 December 1803 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada )

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Louis CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE was born 11 July 1737 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Louis CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE was the child of Louis CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE and Marie-Catherine MARCHAND and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE and Catherine DUMAS (maternal) Valentin MARCHAND and Marie-Louise GARNIER (GRENIER)

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

Louis married Josephte GUERARD 13 February 1765 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte GUERARD was born 18 January 1745 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Josephte died 6 June 1810 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Josephte was the child of François GUERARD and Marie-Josephte LEPAGE.

Louis CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE died 21 December 1803 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada .
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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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Louis CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE married

Josephte GUERARD-- Date: 13 February 1765 Place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephte GUERARD was the child of François GUERARD and Marie-Josephte LEPAGE

Children of Louis CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE and Josephte GUERARD:

Angélique CAUCHON dite LAVERDIÈRE (b.27 June 1777, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph EMOND 29 July 1799 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

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1737 Birth
11 July 1737
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Louis CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE and Josephte GUERARD 13 February 1765, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 27 years old.

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.

1777 Birth of Child
Angélique CAUCHON dite LAVERDIÈRE was born 27 June 1777, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Louis was 39 years old.

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)

1799 Marriage of Child
Angélique CAUCHON dite LAVERDIÈRE married 29 July 1799, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Joseph EMOND

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