Catherine THEORET dite LARIVIÈRE

(b. 2 May 1772 , Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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Catherine THEORET dite LARIVIÈRE was born 2 May 1772 in Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada

Catherine THEORET dite LARIVIÈRE was the child of Jacques-Amable THEORET and Catherine LEFEBVRE dite LACISERAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste THEORET dit LARIVIÈRE and Marthe CHOLET (maternal) Michel LEFEBVRE and Françoise DENIS

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

Catherine married Sebastien LEGAULT 2 July 1792 in Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sebastien LEGAULT was born 13 February 1761 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Sebastien died 28 August 1832 in Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Québec, Canada. Sebastien was the child of Sebastien LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS and Eugenie TURPIN.

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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Catherine THEORET dite LARIVIÈRE married

Sebastien LEGAULT-- Date: 2 July 1792 Place: Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada
Sebastien LEGAULT was the child of Sebastien LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS and Eugenie TURPIN

Children of Sebastien LEGAULT and Catherine THEORET dite LARIVIÈRE:

Scholastique LEGAULT (b.1 June 1804, Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada d. 28 July 1872, Sainte-Scholastique, Mirabel, Québec, Canada)
m. Paul THIBODEAU 4 August 1828 in Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Québec, Canada

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1772 Birth
2 May 1772
Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada

1792 Marriage / Partner
Catherine THEORET dite LARIVIÈRE and Sebastien LEGAULT 2 July 1792, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

She was 20 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Scholastique LEGAULT was born 1 June 1804, Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 32 years old.

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