Geneviève CLEMENT dite LABONTÉ

(b. 26 October 1758 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 15 May 1840 , Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )

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Geneviève CLEMENT dite LABONTÉ was born 26 October 1758 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Geneviève CLEMENT dite LABONTÉ was the child of Louis-Marie CLEMENT dit LABONTE and Genevieve GOSSELIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis CLEMENT dit LABONTÉ and Madeleine PLANTE (maternal) Pierre-Joseph GOSSELIN and Elisabeth CASSE (LACASSE)

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Geneviève married Augustin GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE 8 February 1774 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . Augustin GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE was born 19 August 1755 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Augustin died 18 November 1845 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Augustin was the child of Augustin GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Marie-Catherine LACROIX.

Geneviève CLEMENT dite LABONTÉ died 15 May 1840 in Saint-Henri, 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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Augustin GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE-- Date: 8 February 1774 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Augustin GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE was the child of Augustin GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Marie-Catherine LACROIX

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1758 Birth
26 October 1758
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève CLEMENT dite LABONTÉ and Augustin GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE 8 February 1774, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

She was 15 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.