Pierre GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE

Born

26 May 1783 , Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

31 August 1860 , Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East

Pierre married Josephte LAMOUREUX 10 February 1812 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte LAMOUREUX was born 9 April 1792 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada . Josephte died 20 April 1875 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada. Josephte was the child of François LAMOUREUX and Marie-Josephe GENDRON .

Parents & Family of Pierre GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE

Parents of Pierre GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE

Father

Jacques-Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE

Mother

Catherine-Louise LEROUX

Grandparents of Pierre GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE

Paternal grandparents

Joseph GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE Marie-Françoise-Regis ALLAIRE

Maternal grandparents

Pierre-Louis LEROUX Catherine-Claude BIGNON

m. (1) Elisabeth Hus Lemoine
14 NOV 1808 in St Pierre, Sorel, Quebec

m. (2) Marie Josette Lamoureux
10 FEB 1812 in Contrecoeur, Vercheres, Quebec

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE

Pierre GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE married

Josephte LAMOUREUX
Marriage date: 10 February 1812
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Josephte LAMOUREUX was the child of François LAMOUREUX and Marie-Josephe GENDRON

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Pierre GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Josephte LAMOUREUX

Adelaide GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE

Born: abt. 1810, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François ETHIER 22 October 1833 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Pierre's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1783
26 May 1783
Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

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

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

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

1812 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Josephte LAMOUREUX 10 February 1812, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 28 years old.

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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England