Marie-Anne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE

Born

5 February 1734 , Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Died

11 August 1803 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE Marie-Anne LEBRUN dite CARRIER

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Born: 5 February 1734 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Father: Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE

Mother: Marie-Anne LEBRUN dite CARRIER

Paternal grandparents: Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE , Marie-Madeleine BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Maternal grandparents: Noël LEBRUN dit CARRIER , Anne BROCHU

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Marie-Anne married François ASSELIN 22 November 1751 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
François ASSELIN was born 25 April 1720 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. François died 30 September 1782 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. François was the child of Jacques ANCELIN (ASSELIN) and Marie-Anne TRUDEL.

Marie-Anne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE died 11 August 1803 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada.

m. Francois Asselin
22 NOV 1751 in St Michel, 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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Spouse & Children of Marie-Anne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE

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Marie-Anne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE married

François ASSELIN
Marriage date: 22 November 1751
Marriage place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
François ASSELIN was the child of Jacques ANCELIN (ASSELIN) and Marie-Anne TRUDEL

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Children of François ASSELIN and Marie-Anne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE

Marie-Francoise ASSELIN

Born: 2 October 1752, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Died: 10 October 1752, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne ASSELIN

Born: 7 April 1754, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Died: 19 December 1834, Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada

Married: Louis-Michel GOULET 14 October 1776 Place: Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Pierre ASSELIN

Born: 24 December 1755, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Died: 9 November 1836, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Francois ASSELIN

Born: 24 August 1757, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Died: 26 September 1758, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Marie-Angélique ASSELIN

Born: 11 June 1759, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 11 August 1835, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: François BRUNEAU 22 June 1779 Place: Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Jacques ASSELIN

Born: 13 February 1761, Saint-Vallier, Canada
Died: 31 August 1822, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte GOSSELIN 12 February 1787 Place: Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Joseph ASSELIN

Born: 24 January 1762, Saint-Vallier, Canada
Died: 24 March 1762, Saint-Vallier, Canada

Francois ASSELIN

Born: 24 January 1762, Saint-Vallier, Canada
Died: 24 March 1762, Saint-Vallier, Canada

Francois-Thomas ASSELIN

Born: abt. 1763, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 30 March 1766, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Barbe ASSELIN

Born: 26 April 1765, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste RUEL 17 January 1785 Place: Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marguerite ASSELIN

Born: 18 May 1771, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1734
5 February 1734
Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE and François ASSELIN 22 November 1751, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

She was 17 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Francoise ASSELIN was born 2 October 1752, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne was 18 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne ASSELIN was born 7 April 1754, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne was 20 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Pierre ASSELIN was born 24 December 1755, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne was 21 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Francois ASSELIN was born 24 August 1757, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne was 23 years old.

1758 Death of Child
Francois ASSELIN died 26 September 1758, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne was 24 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique ASSELIN was born 11 June 1759, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Anne was 25 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Jacques ASSELIN was born 13 February 1761, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne was 27 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Francois ASSELIN was born 24 January 1762, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne was 27 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Joseph ASSELIN was born 24 January 1762, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne was 27 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Barbe ASSELIN was born 26 April 1765, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne was 31 years old.

1766 Death of Child
Francois-Thomas ASSELIN died 30 March 1766, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne was 32 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Marguerite ASSELIN was born 18 May 1771, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne was 37 years old.

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.