Zenobie GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE

Born

23 May 1817 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Died

22 November 1867 , Chicoutimi, Canada East

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Louis GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE Felicite CLAVEAU

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Born: 23 May 1817 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Father: Louis GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE

Mother: Felicite CLAVEAU

Paternal grandparents: Jean GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE , Felicite GIRARD

Maternal grandparents: Joseph CLAVEAU , Reine GAGNON

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Zenobie married Jules VILLENEUVE 17 February 1835 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jules VILLENEUVE was born 1 August 1816 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Jules died 12 December 1890 in Roberval, Québec, Canada (Lac-Saint-Jean). Jules was the child of Louis VILLENEUVE and Marie LESSARD.

Zenobie GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE died 22 November 1867 in Chicoutimi, Canada East .
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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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Zenobie GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE married

Jules VILLENEUVE
Marriage date: 17 February 1835
Marriage place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Jules VILLENEUVE was the child of Louis VILLENEUVE and Marie LESSARD

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Children of Jules VILLENEUVE and Zenobie GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE

Louise VILLENEUVE

Born: 5 May 1846, Chicoutimi, Canada East
Died: 16 December 1929, Roberval, Québec, Canada

Married: Louis TREMBLAY 26 April 1895

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Birth — 1817
23 May 1817
La Malbaie, Lower Canada

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1835 Marriage / Partner
Zenobie GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE and Jules VILLENEUVE 17 February 1835, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

She was 17 years old.

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1846 Birth of Child
Louise VILLENEUVE was born 5 May 1846, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

Zenobie was 28 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)