Marie-Catherine
VACHER dite LACERTE
(b.
14 May 1712
,
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
d.
27 July 1776
,
Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Marie-Catherine VACHER dite LACERTE was born 14 May 1712 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Marie-Catherine VACHER dite LACERTE was the child of Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE and Marie-Claire BERGERON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Guillaume-Guy VACHER dit LACERTE and Marguerite BENOIT (maternal) François BERGERON and Étiennette LECLERCSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Catherine married Pierre TESSIER 15 November 1739 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Pierre TESSIER was born 26 December 1695 in Notre Dame, Le Val, Maine, France. Pierre died 15 January 1750 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre).
Marie-Catherine married (2) Jean BOURDAIS (BOURDET) 18 January 1751 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean BOURDAIS (BOURDET) was born abt. 1722 in France. Jean died 4 June 1777 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre).
Marie-Catherine VACHER dite LACERTE died 27 July 1776 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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