Louis PRESSEAU dit GAUTHIER

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30 January 1779 , Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada

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Joseph PRESSEAU Marie-Josephe BINET

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Born: 30 January 1779 in Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph PRESSEAU

Mother: Marie-Josephe BINET

Paternal grandparents: André PRESSEAU , Angelique LADOUCEUR dite LAMADELEINE

Maternal grandparents: Francois BINET , Charlotte PARENT

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Louis married Francoise MELOCHE 23 November 1801 in Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francoise MELOCHE was born 20 April 1780 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Francoise died 29 August 1832 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Francoise was the child of Francois MELOCHE and Francoise DUFOUR.

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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Louis PRESSEAU dit GAUTHIER married

Francoise MELOCHE
Marriage date: 23 November 1801
Marriage place: Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada
Francoise MELOCHE was the child of Francois MELOCHE and Francoise DUFOUR

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Children of Louis PRESSEAU dit GAUTHIER and Francoise MELOCHE

Victor PRESSEAU

Born: abt. 1820, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Judith MARTIN 19 February 1844 Place: Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

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Birth — 1779
30 January 1779
Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada

1801 Marriage / Partner
Louis PRESSEAU dit GAUTHIER and Francoise MELOCHE 23 November 1801, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

He was 22 years old.

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