Claude GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE

(b. 23 December 1684 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 23 April 1731 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France )

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Claude GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE was born 23 December 1684 in Québec, Canada, New France

Claude GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE was the child of Jean GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Angélique LEFEBVRE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Louis LEFEBVRE dit BATANVILLE and Suzanne DEBURE

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

Claude married Françoise GAGNÉ May 1714 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Françoise GAGNÉ was born 22 January 1696 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Françoise died 1 June 1778 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Françoise was the child of Ignace GAGNÉ and Louise TREMBLAY.

Claude GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE died 23 April 1731 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France .
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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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Family and Children of Claude GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE

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Claude GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE married

Françoise GAGNÉ-- Date: May 1714 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Françoise GAGNÉ was the child of Ignace GAGNÉ and Louise TREMBLAY

Children:

François Gauthier dit Larouche 1719-1776
Françoise Gauthier dit Larouche 1721-1792
Louis Gauthier dit Larouche 1723-1793
Antoine-François Gauthier dit Larouche 1726-1799
Cécile Gauthier 1728-1784
Ambroise Gauthier dit Larouche 1731-1801

Children of Claude GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Françoise GAGNÉ:

François GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE (b.8 June 1719, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 29 October 1776, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Madeleine NADON dite LETOURNEAU 26 November 1742 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Françoise GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE (b.10 September 1721, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France d. 7 January 1792, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )
m. Dominique BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE 8 November 1741 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE (b.7 September 1723, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 10 April 1793 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Felicite PERRON 11 October 1747 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Antoine GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE (b.20 March 1726, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 8 March 1799, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Geneviève SIMARD 14 February 1746 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Cecile GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE (b.8 October 1728, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 13 January 1784, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jacques SIMARD 20 January 1744 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Ambroise GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE (b.2 August 1731, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 15 March 1801, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Elisabeth TREMBLAY 29 October 1754 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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1684 Birth
23 December 1684
Québec, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1714 Marriage / Partner
Claude GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Françoise GAGNÉ May 1714, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 29 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1719 Birth of Child
François GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE was born 8 June 1719, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Claude was 34 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1721 Birth of Child
Françoise GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE was born 10 September 1721, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Claude was 36 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Louis GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE was born 7 September 1723, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Claude was 38 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Antoine GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE was born 20 March 1726, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Claude was 41 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Cecile GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE was born 8 October 1728, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Claude was 43 years old.

1731 Death
23 April 1731
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

He died at the age of 46.

1731 Birth of Child
Ambroise GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE was born 2 August 1731, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Claude was 46 years old.

Added: 1/27/2015 11:17:32 AM - Updated: 11/3/2021 4:21:08 PM