Pierre VACHEREAU dit VERSAILLE

(b. 13 April 1752 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. , )

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Pierre VACHEREAU dit VERSAILLE was born 13 April 1752 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Pierre VACHEREAU dit VERSAILLE was the child of Julien VACHEREAU and Françoise-Angélique LEBER dite YVON and the grandchild of: (maternal) Gabriel LEBER dit YVON and Marie VACHER dite LACERTE

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Pierre married Veronique GIROUX 3 February 1772 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Veronique GIROUX was born 10 December 1753 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Veronique was the child of Michel GIROUX and Veronique DENEAU (DENIAU).

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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Pierre VACHEREAU dit VERSAILLE married

Veronique GIROUX-- Date: 3 February 1772 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Veronique GIROUX was the child of Michel GIROUX and Veronique DENEAU (DENIAU)

Children of Pierre VACHEREAU dit VERSAILLE and Veronique GIROUX:

Marie-Suzanne VACHEREAU (b.22 April 1785, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph HAMELIN 16 November 1801 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1752 Birth
13 April 1752
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1772 Marriage / Partner
Pierre VACHEREAU dit VERSAILLE and Veronique GIROUX 3 February 1772, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 19 years old.

1785 Birth of Child
Marie-Suzanne VACHEREAU was born 22 April 1785, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre was 33 years old.

Added: 1/8/2024 11:56:03 PM - Updated: 1/8/2024 11:57:12 PM