Marie-Catherine
GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE
(b.
6 January 1745
,
Beaumont, Canada, New France
d.
7 May 1809
,
Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Catherine GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE was born 6 January 1745 in Beaumont, Canada, New France
Marie-Catherine GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE was the child of Joseph GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Marie-Françoise-Regis ALLAIRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Marie-Anne LEBRUN dite CARRIER (maternal) Jean-François ALLAIRE and Anne LABBESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Catherine married François LAVENTURE 8 August 1763 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
François LAVENTURE was born abt. 1738 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). François died 10 January 1808 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). François was the child of François LAVENTURE dit MADRAN and Marie-Anne PIETTE (PIET) dite TREMPE.
Marie-Catherine GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE died 7 May 1809 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Catherine 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 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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