Michel
GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE
(b.
5 June 1799
,
Sorel, Lower Canada
d.
16 November 1884
,
Sorel, Québec, Canada
)
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Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE was born 5 June 1799 in Sorel, Lower Canada
Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE was the child of Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Geneviève LEVERRIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques-Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Catherine-Louise LEROUX (maternal) Pierre LEVERRIER and Marie-Elisabeth DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERSSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Michel married Françoise PELOQUIN dite FELIX CREDY 6 February 1826 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Françoise PELOQUIN dite FELIX CREDY was born 23 April 1808 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Françoise died 14 March 1889 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Françoise was the child of François PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY and Geneviève TESSIER.
Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE died 16 November 1884 in Sorel, Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Michel appear below.
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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