André GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN)

Born

30 December 1799 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Died

André married Victoire CARON 28 October 1823 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Victoire CARON was born abt. 1805 in Québec Province, Canada. Victoire died 10 April 1835 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada . Victoire was the child of Charles CARON and Françoise RIVARD dite DUFRESNE .

Parents & Family of André GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN)

Parents of André GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN)

Father

André GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN)

Mother

Ursule RIVARD

Grandparents of André GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN)

Paternal grandparents

Jean GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN) Madeleine GRENIER

Maternal grandparents

François RIVARD Marie-Ursule LEDROIT

Spouses, Marriages & Children of André GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN)

André GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN) married

Victoire CARON
Marriage date: 28 October 1823
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Victoire CARON was the child of Charles CARON and Françoise RIVARD dite DUFRESNE

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

Children of André GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN) and Victoire CARON

François Xavier GERIN dit LAJOIE

Born: 20 November 1831, Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Died: 9/1/1900, Wild Rice, North Dakota, USA

Married: Marie-Caroline DUPONT

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in André'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 — 1799
30 December 1799
Yamachiche, Lower Canada

1823 Marriage / Partner
André GUERIN dit LAJOIE (GERIN) and Victoire CARON 28 October 1823, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 23 years old.

1831 Birth of Child
François Xavier GERIN dit LAJOIE was born 20 November 1831, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

André was 31 years old.

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