Benjamin
GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE
(b.
11 April 1810
,
Sorel, Lower Canada
d.
31 January 1883
,
Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada
)
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GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE Genealogy
Benjamin GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE was born 11 April 1810 in Sorel, Lower Canada . Benjamin GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE was the child of René GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Marie-Anne ST-MARTIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques-Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Catherine-Louise LEROUX (maternal) Antoine ST-MARTIN and Elisabeth LAVALLÉE
Marriage(s) and Child(ren):
He married Modeste PELOQUIN 2 August 1831 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Modeste PELOQUIN was born 21 December 1812 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). She died 24 September 1900 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada. She was the daughter of Antoine PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY and Marguerite DUFAULT.
Benjamin GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE died 31 January 1883 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Benjamin 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 MacDonald for providing this information.
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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)
1810 Birth
11 April 1810
Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1831 marriage
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) [database on-line]. Original data: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin.
1831 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Modeste PELOQUIN 2 August 1831, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)- 1836 Birth of Child
Marie GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE was born 18 December 1836, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) 
1883 Death
31 January 1883
Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada
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