Joseph VACHER dit LACERTE

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19 January 1727 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Died

14 April 1808 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada

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Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE Marie-Claire BERGERON

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Born: 19 January 1727 in Yamachiche, 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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Joseph married Françoise-Marie GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE 5 January 1756 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Françoise-Marie GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE was born 12 February 1736 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . Françoise-Marie died 30 May 1804 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada . Françoise-Marie was the child of Étienne GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Françoise SÉVIGNY.

Joseph VACHER dit LACERTE died 14 April 1808 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada .
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Joseph VACHER dit LACERTE married

Françoise-Marie GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE
Marriage date: 5 January 1756
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Françoise-Marie GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE was the child of Étienne GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Françoise SÉVIGNY

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Children of Joseph VACHER dit LACERTE and Françoise-Marie GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE

Joseph VACHER dit LACERTE

Born: 12 October 1759, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: 12 July 1825, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte CARBONNEAU 24 November 1783 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Paul VACHER dit LACERTE

Born: 30 July 1764, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS 28 January 1788 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Marguerite VACHER dite LACERTE

Born: 31 March 1766, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 May 1798, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre MILOT 8 November 1784 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Josephte VACHER dite LACERTE

Born: 21 March 1770, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre GELINAS 4 August 1794 Place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Michel VACHER dit LACERTE

Born: 1 April 1771, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Josephe LACERTE 30 January 1797 Place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1727
19 January 1727
Yamachiche, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Joseph VACHER dit LACERTE and Françoise-Marie GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE 5 January 1756, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 28 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Joseph VACHER dit LACERTE was born 12 October 1759, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 32 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Paul VACHER dit LACERTE was born 30 July 1764, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 37 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Marguerite VACHER dite LACERTE was born 31 March 1766, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 39 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Josephte VACHER dite LACERTE was born 21 March 1770, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 43 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Michel VACHER dit LACERTE was born 1 April 1771, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 44 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.

1783 Marriage of Child
Joseph VACHER dit LACERTE married 24 November 1783, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephte CARBONNEAU

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage of Child
Marguerite VACHER dite LACERTE married 8 November 1784, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada to Pierre MILOT

1788 Marriage of Child
Paul VACHER dit LACERTE married 28 January 1788 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Marriage of Child
Josephte VACHER dite LACERTE married 4 August 1794, Yamachiche, Lower Canada to Pierre GELINAS

1797 Marriage of Child
Michel VACHER dit LACERTE married 30 January 1797 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada to Marie-Josephe LACERTE

1798 Death of Child
Marguerite VACHER dite LACERTE died 19 May 1798, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 71 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1804 Death of Spouse/Partner
Françoise-Marie GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE died 30 May 1804, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Death — 1808
14 April 1808
Yamachiche, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 81.

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