Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE

Born

15 August 1710 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Died

25 June 1786 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE Marie-Claire BERGERON

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Born: 15 August 1710 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE

Mother: Marie-Claire BERGERON

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Guillaume-Guy VACHER dit LACERTE , Marguerite BENOIT

Maternal grandparents: François BERGERON , Étiennette LECLERC

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Jean-Charles married Marie-Louise JUTRAS 3 February 1738 in Nicolet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Louise JUTRAS was born 15 March 1721 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Marie-Louise died 9 July 1782 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Louise was the child of Michel JUTRAS dit DESROSIERS and Marie-Ursule PINARD.

Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE died 25 June 1786 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE married

Marie-Louise JUTRAS
Marriage date: 3 February 1738
Marriage place: Nicolet, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise JUTRAS was the child of Michel JUTRAS dit DESROSIERS and Marie-Ursule PINARD

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Saint-Jean-Baptiste

Children of Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE and Marie-Louise JUTRAS

Marie-Louise VACHER dite LACERTE

Born: 2 December 1738, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: 23 November 1774, Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Francois LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX 3 November 1760 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Married: Michel LEFEBVRE 27 September 1769 Place: Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Marie-Claire VACHER DITE LACERTE

Born: 15 March 1740, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: 4 May 1758, Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Josephte VACHER DITE LACERTE

Born: 11 August 1744, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: 12 March 1801, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre LEMIRE 4 February 1765 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE

Born: 11 June 1746, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: 7 June 1799, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Married: Françoise LEMIRE 18 February 1765 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Catherine VACHER dite LACERTE

Born: abt. 1748, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 22 February 1798, Maskinongé, Lower Canada

Married: Antoine LEMIRE 16 August 1773 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Antoinette VACHER dite LACERTE

Born: abt. 1751, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 12 December 1771, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Antoine-Joseph CARBONNEAU 13 NOvember 1768 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Francoise VACHER dite LACERTE

Born: 27 May 1756, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: 9 August 1816, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Married: Alexis GELINAS 15 April 1776 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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Birth — 1710
15 August 1710
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1738 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE and Marie-Louise JUTRAS 3 February 1738, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

He was 27 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise VACHER dite LACERTE was born 2 December 1738, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Charles was 28 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Marie-Claire VACHER DITE LACERTE was born 15 March 1740, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Charles was 29 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Josephte VACHER DITE LACERTE was born 11 August 1744, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Charles was 34 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE was born 11 June 1746, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Charles was 35 years old.

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

1756 Birth of Child
Francoise VACHER dite LACERTE was born 27 May 1756, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Charles was 45 years old.

1758 Death of Child
Marie-Claire VACHER DITE LACERTE died 4 May 1758, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Charles was 47 years old.

1760 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise VACHER dite LACERTE married 3 November 1760 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Francois LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX

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 Marriage of Child
Josephte VACHER DITE LACERTE married 4 February 1765, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Pierre LEMIRE

1765 Marriage of Child
Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE married 18 February 1765, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Françoise LEMIRE

1768 Marriage of Child
Antoinette VACHER dite LACERTE married 13 NOvember 1768, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Antoine-Joseph CARBONNEAU

1769 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise VACHER dite LACERTE married 27 September 1769, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Michel LEFEBVRE

1771 Death of Child
Antoinette VACHER dite LACERTE died 12 December 1771, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Charles was 61 years old.

1773 Marriage of Child
Catherine VACHER dite LACERTE married 16 August 1773, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Antoine LEMIRE

1774 Death of Child
Marie-Louise VACHER dite LACERTE died 23 November 1774, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Jean-Charles was 64 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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Francoise VACHER dite LACERTE married 15 April 1776 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Alexis GELINAS

1782 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Louise JUTRAS died 9 July 1782, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

Death — 1786
25 June 1786
Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 75.

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