Marie-Angélique
VACHER dite LACERTE
(b.
10 June 1714
,
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
d.
6 January 1790
,
Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Marie-Angélique VACHER dite LACERTE was born 10 June 1714 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Marie-Angélique VACHER dite LACERTE was the child of Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE and Marie-Claire BERGERON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Guillaume-Guy VACHER dit LACERTE and Marguerite BENOIT (maternal) François BERGERON and Étiennette LECLERCSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Angélique married Pierre GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE 17 January 1734 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Pierre GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE was born 15 November 1702 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Pierre died 18 July 1778 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Pierre was the child of Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Jeanne-Marie BOISSONNEAU dite ST-ONGE.
Marie-Angélique VACHER dite LACERTE died 6 January 1790 in Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Angélique 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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