Jean BASTARACHE dit BASQUE

Born

December 1766 , Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Died

11 November 1823 , Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

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Michel BASTARACHE dit BASQUE Marguerite GAUDET

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Born: December 1766 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Michel BASTARACHE dit BASQUE

Mother: Marguerite GAUDET

Paternal grandparents: Pierre BASTARACHE dit LEBASQUE , Marguerite FOREST

Maternal grandparents: Jean Bernard GAUDET dit VAROUËL , Marie Madeleine BRUN

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Jean married Marguerite BENOIT 16 June 1791 in Carleton-sur-Mer, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marguerite BENOIT was born abt. 1769 in Canada. Marguerite died 4 May 1826 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila). Marguerite was the child of Antoine BENOIT and Marie SAVOIE.

Jean BASTARACHE dit BASQUE died 11 November 1823 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada .
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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)

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Spouse & Children of Jean BASTARACHE dit BASQUE

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Jean BASTARACHE dit BASQUE married

Marguerite BENOIT
Marriage date: 16 June 1791
Marriage place: Carleton-sur-Mer, Lower Canada
Marguerite BENOIT was the child of Antoine BENOIT and Marie SAVOIE

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Children of Jean BASTARACHE dit BASQUE and Marguerite BENOIT

Marie Nathalie BASTARACHE dite BASQUE

Born: abt. 1792,
Died: 25 March 1814, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Etienne Noel CAISSE 20 June 1811 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Fidele BASTARACHE dit BASQUE

Born: abt. 1793, , New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 7 October 1865, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Marie COMEAU 4 September 1815 Place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Euphrosine ST COEUR 1842

Joseph BASTARACHE dit BASQUE

Born: abt. 1794, , New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 12 April 1877, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Marie Magdeleine COMEAU 22 August 1819 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Isabelle BASTARACHE dite BASQUE

Born: 15 December 1796, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: abt. 1892,

Married: Edouard SAVOIE 5 February 1816 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Pierre BASTARACHE dit BASQUE

Born: 1 July 1802, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,

Marie BASTARACHE dite BASQUE

Born: 9 December 1804, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Guillaume FERGUSON 12 January 1829 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Moïse Alexis BASQUE (BASTARACHE)

Born: 4 November 1807, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 4 October 1886, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Venerandre COMEAU 10 January 1827 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Fabien BASTARACHE dit BASQUE

Born: 3 January 1810, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: abt. 1895, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Julie DUGUAY (DUGUE) 20 September 1830 Place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Sifroy BASTARACHE dit BASQUE

Born: 4 March 1813, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie Claire BRAULT 26 August 1833 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Married: Elisabeth DUGUE (DUGUAY) 25 October 1846 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Augustin BASTARACHE dit BASQUE

Born: 15 June 1819, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite DRESDELL 4 November 1844 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

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Birth — 1766
December 1766
Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Baptism
9 April 1769 • parish of Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens Catholic Church, Caraquet, New Brunswick
Thanks to Deb Thomas Sheldon

Baptism

Ancestry® Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1670-1946
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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.

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

1791 Marriage / Partner
Jean BASTARACHE dit BASQUE and Marguerite BENOIT 16 June 1791, Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer)

He was 24 years old.

Jean BASTARACHE dit BASQUE - 1791 marriage

1791 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1796 Birth of Child
Isabelle BASTARACHE dite BASQUE was born 15 December 1796, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Jean was 30 years old.

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

1802 Birth of Child
Pierre BASTARACHE dit BASQUE was born 1 July 1802, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Jean was 35 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Marie BASTARACHE dite BASQUE was born 9 December 1804, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Jean was 38 years old.

1807 Birth of Child
Moïse Alexis BASQUE (BASTARACHE) was born 4 November 1807, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Jean was 40 years old.

1810 Birth of Child
Fabien BASTARACHE dit BASQUE was born 3 January 1810, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Jean was 43 years old.

1811 Marriage of Child
Marie Nathalie BASTARACHE dite BASQUE married 20 June 1811, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila) to Etienne Noel CAISSE

1813 Birth of Child
Sifroy BASTARACHE dit BASQUE was born 4 March 1813, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Jean was 46 years old.

1814 Death of Child
Marie Nathalie BASTARACHE dite BASQUE died 25 March 1814, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Jean was 47 years old.

1815 Marriage of Child
Fidele BASTARACHE dit BASQUE married 4 September 1815, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada to Marie COMEAU

1816 Marriage of Child
Isabelle BASTARACHE dite BASQUE married 5 February 1816, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila) to Edouard SAVOIE

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.

1819 Birth of Child
Augustin BASTARACHE dit BASQUE was born 15 June 1819, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Jean was 52 years old.

1819 Marriage of Child
Joseph BASTARACHE dit BASQUE married 22 August 1819, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila) to Marie Magdeleine COMEAU

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England