Eustache-Jean-Augustin ROCAN dit BASTIEN

Born

18 January 1783 , Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

28 June 1867 , Amherstburg, Essex, Ontario, Canada

Parents & Family of Eustache-Jean-Augustin ROCAN dit BASTIEN

Explore parents, grandparents, spouses, children, and the family connections surrounding Eustache-Jean-Augustin ROCAN dit BASTIEN.

Parents

Francois-Pierre ROCAN dit BASTIEN Marie-Francoise CASSE (LACASSE)

Grandparents

Explore grandparents

Spouse & Children

View family relationships1 recorded relationship(s)

Family Tree

Open family tree View pedigree chart

Born: 18 January 1783 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Francois-Pierre ROCAN dit BASTIEN

Mother: Marie-Francoise CASSE (LACASSE)

Paternal grandparents: Sebastien ROCAN (ROQUAN) dit LAVILLE , Marie-Anne HOGUE

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste CASSE (LACASSE) , Barbe LABELLE

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

Eustache-Jean-Augustin married Marguerite CHARBONNEAU 13 February 1809 in Windsor, Essex, Upper Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite CHARBONNEAU was born 7 September 1793 in Essex, Ontario, Canada. Marguerite died 4 July 1859 in Amherstburg, Essex, Ontario, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHARBONNEAU and Marie Josephe PELTIER.

Eustache-Jean-Augustin ROCAN dit BASTIEN died 28 June 1867 in Amherstburg, Essex, Ontario, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Eustache-Jean-Augustin appear below.

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)

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Spouse & Children of Eustache-Jean-Augustin ROCAN dit BASTIEN

Hide Family & Children

Eustache-Jean-Augustin ROCAN dit BASTIEN married

Marguerite CHARBONNEAU
Marriage date: 13 February 1809
Marriage place: Windsor, Essex, Upper Canada
Marguerite CHARBONNEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHARBONNEAU and Marie Josephe PELTIER

Children of Eustache-Jean-Augustin ROCAN dit BASTIEN and Marguerite CHARBONNEAU

Marie Louise BASTIEN

Born: 6 June 1824, Essex, Upper Canada
Died: 15 May 1874, Essex, Ontario, Canada

Married: Jean Baptiste PARE 5 February 1848

Add Life Event

Have another record or photo?
Add a life event, census record, military record, obituary, achievement, or photograph for Eustache-Jean-Augustin ROCAN dit BASTIEN.

Life & Records

Photos, life events, and historical records for Eustache-Jean-Augustin ROCAN dit BASTIEN.

Hide Life & Records

How to read this timeline
Records about Eustache-Jean-Augustin ROCAN dit BASTIEN and family appear alongside historical events from the same years. Each item is labeled so you can quickly tell family records from historical context.

Birth — 1783
18 January 1783
Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

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

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

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

1809 Marriage / Partner
Eustache-Jean-Augustin ROCAN dit BASTIEN and Marguerite CHARBONNEAU 13 February 1809, Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada (Assumption) (Sandwich) (Walkerville)

He was 26 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