Augustin ROCHEFORT dit LURET

Born

14 October 1763 , L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

10 January 1797 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada

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Joseph LURET dit ROCHEFORT Marie-Françoise DEVIN

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Born: 14 October 1763 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph LURET dit ROCHEFORT

Mother: Marie-Françoise DEVIN

Paternal grandparents: Bernard LURET dit ROCHEFORT , Marguerite LAVERGNE

Maternal grandparents: René DEVIN , Marie-Anne MARTIN

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Augustin married Helene SIMARD 3 February 1789 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Helene SIMARD was born 13 September 1773 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Helene died 26 October 1852 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Helene was the child of Louis-Prisque SIMARD and Geneviève LAVOIE.

Augustin ROCHEFORT dit LURET died 10 January 1797 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, 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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Spouse & Children of Augustin ROCHEFORT dit LURET

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Augustin ROCHEFORT dit LURET married

Helene SIMARD
Marriage date: 3 February 1789
Marriage place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada
Helene SIMARD was the child of Louis-Prisque SIMARD and Geneviève LAVOIE

Children of Augustin ROCHEFORT dit LURET and Helene SIMARD

Augustin ROCHEFORT dit LURET

Born: 16 September 1792, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Died: 23 May 1879, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada

Married: Modeste TREMBLAY 26 October 1813 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Helene ROCHEFORT dite LURET

Born: 19 October 1794, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
Died: 13 June 1881, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada

Married: Gregoire GAGNON 7 January 1813 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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Birth — 1763
14 October 1763
L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Marriage / Partner
Augustin ROCHEFORT dit LURET and Helene SIMARD 3 February 1789, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

He was 25 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Birth of Child
Augustin ROCHEFORT dit LURET was born 16 September 1792, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Augustin was 28 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Birth of Child
Helene ROCHEFORT dite LURET was born 19 October 1794, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Augustin was 31 years old.