Thomas
GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE
(b.
7 April 1777
,
Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
11 February 1869
,
Sorel, Québec, Canada
)
Am I Your Ancestor?
GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!
Thomas GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE was born 7 April 1777 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Thomas GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE was the child of Jacques-Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Catherine-Louise LEROUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Marie-Françoise-Regis ALLAIRE (maternal) Pierre-Louis LEROUX and Catherine-Claude BIGNONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Thomas married Marie ALLARD 1 August 1803 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie ALLARD was born 28 April 1783 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie died 8 October 1857 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie was the child of Pierre ALLARD and Félicité COMEAU.
Thomas GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE died 11 February 1869 in Sorel, Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Thomas appear below.
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)
Find out more about Thomas GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE.
Sign In or
Join for FREE! to see the details!
Completely FREE. We will never ask for your credit card or personal information.
Unique Gift Ideas and Genealogy Resources From or Related to Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
