Michel VACHER dit ST-ANTOINE

(b. 22 September 1726 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )

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Michel VACHER dit ST-ANTOINE was born 22 September 1726 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Michel VACHER dit ST-ANTOINE was the child of Antoine VACHER and Marie-Marguerite PELLETIER and the grandchild of: (maternal) François PELLETIER and Anne GUIGNARD (GIGNARD)

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

Michel married Angélique MERCIER 27 August 1753 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Angélique MERCIER was born 2 October 1723 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Angélique died 29 January 1792 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Angélique was the child of Antoine MERCIER and Claudine-Angélique MILLIET (MILLETTE).

Michel married (2) Marguerite ARPIN 30 July 1792 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite ARPIN was born 1 November 1772 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marguerite was the child of Joseph ARPIN and Marie-Jeanne VEL dite SANSOUCY.

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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Michel VACHER dit ST-ANTOINE married

Angélique MERCIER-- Date: 27 August 1753 Place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Angélique MERCIER was the child of Antoine MERCIER and Claudine-Angélique MILLIET (MILLETTE)

Children of Michel VACHER dit ST-ANTOINE and Angélique MERCIER:

Angelique VACHER dite ST-ANTOINE (b.30 September 1754, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France d. 28 May 1809, Maskinongé, Lower Canada )
m. Louis-Joseph MASSON 16 February 1779 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Genevieve VACHER dite ST-ANTOINE (b.June 1759, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 31 January 1761, La-Pérade, Canada )

Louis VACHER dit ST-ANTOINE (b.16 March 1761, La-Pérade, Canada d. 14 April 1833, Maskinongé, Lower Canada )
m. Charlotte LEMIRE dite GAUCHER 30 August 1790 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Joseph VACHER dit ST-ANTOINE (b.3 April 1763, Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Madeleine LAMPRON dite LACHARITÉ 1 September 1794 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Michel VACHER dit ST-ANTOINE married

Marguerite ARPIN-- Date: 30 July 1792 Place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Marguerite ARPIN was the child of Joseph ARPIN and Marie-Jeanne VEL dite SANSOUCY

Children of Michel VACHER dit ST-ANTOINE and Marguerite ARPIN:

Amable ST ANTOINE dit VACHER (b.31 July 1794, Berthierville, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Julie JUNEAU 16 July 1822 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

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1726 Birth
22 September 1726
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

1753 Marriage / Partner
Michel VACHER dit ST-ANTOINE and Angélique MERCIER 27 August 1753 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

He was 26 years old.

1754 Birth of Child
Angelique VACHER dite ST-ANTOINE was born 30 September 1754, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Michel was 28 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Genevieve VACHER dite ST-ANTOINE was born June 1759, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Michel was 32 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Louis VACHER dit ST-ANTOINE was born 16 March 1761, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Michel was 34 years old.

1763 Birth of Child
Joseph VACHER dit ST-ANTOINE was born 3 April 1763, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Michel was 36 years old.

1792 Marriage / Partner
Michel VACHER dit ST-ANTOINE and Marguerite ARPIN 30 July 1792 , Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 65 years old.

1794 Birth of Child
Amable ST ANTOINE dit VACHER was born 31 July 1794, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Michel was 67 years old.

Added: 2/4/2016 9:24:28 AM - Updated: 5/31/2022 6:59:12 PM