Elie
GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE
(b.
1 August 1813
,
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
d.
1 April 1882
,
Alma, Québec, Canada
)
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Elie GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE was born 1 August 1813 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Elie GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE was the child of Joseph-Francois GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Suzanne TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ambroise GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Marie-Elisabeth TREMBLAY (maternal) Augustin TREMBLAY and Marie-Josephte TREMBLAYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Elie married Sara FORTIN 1 February 1842 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Sara FORTIN was born 17 April 1821 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Sara died 3 December 1894 in Alma, Québec, Canada (St-Joseph-d'Alma) (Riverbend). Sara was the child of Georges FORTIN and Agnes GRENON.
Elie GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE died 1 April 1882 in Alma, Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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