Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE

(b. 22 December 1718 , Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 12 October 1781 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE was born 22 December 1718 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE was the child of Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Marie-Anne LEBRUN dite CARRIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Marie-Madeleine BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) (maternal) Noël LEBRUN dit CARRIER and Anne BROCHU

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Michel married Angélique LACROIX 19 January 1739 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 15 children.
Angélique LACROIX was born 12 September 1717 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Angélique died 30 June 1774 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Angélique was the child of Gabriel LACROIX and Marie-Anne-Agnes CLOUTIER.

Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE died 12 October 1781 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada.

m. (2) Marie Louise Genevieve Gosselin
6 FEB 1775 in St Valier, Bellechasse, Quebec

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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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Family and Children of Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE

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Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE married

Angélique LACROIX-- Date: 19 January 1739 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Angélique LACROIX was the child of Gabriel LACROIX and Marie-Anne-Agnes CLOUTIER

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Children of Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Angélique LACROIX:

Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE (b.4 February 1740, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 26 March 1740, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France)

Marie-Angélique GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE (b.19 January 1741, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 8 November 1776, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Noel-Marie ASSELIN 9 February 1756 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE (b.13 March 1742, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 21 March 1742, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France)

Michel-Gabriel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE (b.4 March 1743, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 16 April 1743, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France)

Joseph GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE (b.23 May 1744, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 30 May 1744, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France)

Marie-Josephe GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE (b.23 April 1745, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 19 May 1745, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France)

Marie-Geneviève GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE (b.14 April 1746, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 6 June 1746, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France)

Gabriel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE (b.1 June 1747, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 25 June 1747, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France)

Joseph GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE (b.26 August 1748, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 26 October 1748, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France)

Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE (b.28 November 1752, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 10 December 1752, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France)

Marie-Anne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE (b.29 December 1753, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 6 January 1773, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada)

Jacques-Joseph GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE (b.3 June 1756, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 8 July 1756, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France)

Jean-Baptiste GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE (b.22 October 1757, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 2 September 1823, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephe FLEURY 21 October 1782 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada
m. Angélique ROY 14 August 1804 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Joseph GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE (b.abt. 1759, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 9 November 1760, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada)

Marie-Cecile GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE (b.17 June 1760, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada d. , )

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1718 Birth
22 December 1718
Beaumont, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1739 Marriage / Partner
Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Angélique LACROIX 19 January 1739, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 20 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE was born 4 February 1740, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Michel was 21 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE was born 19 January 1741, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Michel was 22 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE was born 13 March 1742, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Michel was 23 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Michel-Gabriel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE was born 4 March 1743, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Michel was 24 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Joseph GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE was born 23 May 1744, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Michel was 25 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE was born 23 April 1745, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Michel was 26 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE was born 14 April 1746, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Michel was 27 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Gabriel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE was born 1 June 1747, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Michel was 28 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Joseph GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE was born 26 August 1748, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Michel was 29 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE was born 28 November 1752, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Michel was 33 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE was born 29 December 1753, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Michel was 35 years old.

1756 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE married 9 February 1756, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Noel-Marie ASSELIN

1756 Birth of Child
Jacques-Joseph GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE was born 3 June 1756, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Michel was 37 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE was born 22 October 1757, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Michel was 38 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Marie-Cecile GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE was born 17 June 1760, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Michel was 41 years old.

1760 Death of Child
Joseph GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE died 9 November 1760, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Michel was 41 years old.

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.

1773 Death of Child
Marie-Anne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE died 6 January 1773, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Michel was 54 years old.

1774 Death of Spouse/Partner
Angélique LACROIX died 30 June 1774, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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.

1776 Death of Child
Marie-Angélique GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE died 8 November 1776, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Michel was 57 years old.

1781 Death
12 October 1781
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 62.

Added: 1/21/2016 12:43:53 PM - Updated: 4/14/2016 11:19:22 AM