Françoise GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE

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10 September 1721 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Died

7 January 1792 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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Claude GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE Françoise GAGNÉ

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Born: 10 September 1721 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Father: Claude GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE

Mother: Françoise GAGNÉ

Paternal grandparents: Jean GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE , Angélique LEFEBVRE

Maternal grandparents: Ignace GAGNÉ , Louise TREMBLAY

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Françoise married Dominique BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE 8 November 1741 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Dominique BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE was born 14 May 1722 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Dominique died 10 April 1783 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Dominique was the child of Dominique BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE and Françoise-Agnès GINGRAS.

Françoise GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE died 7 January 1792 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada .
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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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Dominique BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE
Marriage date: 8 November 1741
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Dominique BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE was the child of Dominique BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE and Françoise-Agnès GINGRAS

Children of Dominique BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE and Françoise GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE

Dominique-Eloi-Benjamin BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE

Born: 30 January 1743, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Died: 24 April 1809, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Catherine GIROUX 19 February 1770 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Married: Marie-Madeleine BROUILLET 27 November 1786 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jean-Marie BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE

Born: abt. 1745, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: abt. 1809, , Canada

Married: Marie-Louise-Josette LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES 4 May 1778 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Birth — 1721
10 September 1721
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

1741 Marriage / Partner
Françoise GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE and Dominique BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE 8 November 1741, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 20 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Dominique-Eloi-Benjamin BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE was born 30 January 1743, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Françoise was 21 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1770 Marriage of Child
Dominique-Eloi-Benjamin BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE married 19 February 1770, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Catherine GIROUX

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.

1778 Marriage of Child
Jean-Marie BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE married 4 May 1778, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Louise-Josette LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES

1783 Death of Spouse/Partner
Dominique BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE died 10 April 1783, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Dominique-Eloi-Benjamin BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE married 27 November 1786, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Marie-Madeleine BROUILLET

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

Death — 1792
7 January 1792
L'Acadie, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 70.

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