Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE

Born

17 June 1769 , Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

21 September 1841 , Sorel, Canada East

Michel married Geneviève LEVERRIER 22 October 1792 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Geneviève LEVERRIER was born 14 July 1772 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . Geneviève died 24 October 1843 in Sorel, Canada East . Geneviève was the child of Pierre LEVERRIER and Marie-Elisabeth DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS .

Parents & Family of Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE

Parents of Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE

Father

Jacques-Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE

Mother

Catherine-Louise LEROUX

Grandparents of Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE

Paternal grandparents

Joseph GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE Marie-Françoise-Regis ALLAIRE

Maternal grandparents

Pierre-Louis LEROUX Catherine-Claude BIGNON

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE

Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE married

Geneviève LEVERRIER
Marriage date: 22 October 1792
Marriage place: Yamaska, Lower Canada
Geneviève LEVERRIER was the child of Pierre LEVERRIER and Marie-Elisabeth DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS

Children of Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Geneviève LEVERRIER

Sophie GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE

Born: 16 January 1794, Yamaska, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Geneviève GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE

Born: 30 June 1795, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Marie GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE

Born: 18 July 1797, Yamaska, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE

Born: 5 June 1799, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: 16 November 1884, Sorel, Québec, Canada

Married: Françoise PELOQUIN dite FELIX CREDY 6 February 1826 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada

Charlotte GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE

Born: 6 March 1804, Berthierville, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Benjamin GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE

Born: abt. 1807, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Geneviève-Francoise GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE

Born: 22 May 1810, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: 3 January 1885, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Scholastique GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE

Born: 2 April 1812, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Leandre LAMOTHE 16 July 1833 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Michel's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1769
17 June 1769
Sorel, 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)

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

1792 Marriage / Partner
Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Geneviève LEVERRIER 22 October 1792, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 23 years old.

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

1794 Birth of Child
Sophie GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE was born 16 January 1794, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Michel was 24 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Geneviève GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE was born 30 June 1795, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Michel was 26 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Marie GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE was born 18 July 1797, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Michel was 28 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE was born 5 June 1799, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Michel was 29 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1804 Birth of Child
Charlotte GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE was born 6 March 1804, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Michel was 34 years old.

1810 Birth of Child
Geneviève-Francoise GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE was born 22 May 1810, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Michel was 40 years old.

1812 Birth of Child
Scholastique GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE was born 2 April 1812, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Michel was 42 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England