Joseph GARCEAU dit RICHARD

Born

21 March 1710 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

26 June 1789 , Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Born: 21 March 1710 in Port Royal, Acadia

Parents of Joseph GARCEAU dit RICHARD

Father

Jean GARCEAU dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE

Mother

Marie LEVRON

Grandparents of Joseph GARCEAU dit RICHARD

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Maternal grandparents

François LEVRON dit NANTAIS Catherine SAVOIE

Joseph was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph married Marie Philippe LAMBERT abt. 1733 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Philippe LAMBERT was born abt. 1712 in Acadia, Canada. Marie Philippe died 17 August 1763 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie Philippe was the child of Philippe LAMBERT and Marie Madeleine BOUDROT.

Joseph GARCEAU dit RICHARD died 26 June 1789 in Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada .
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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

Les acadiens : du grand derangement au grand remplacement (VERITES POUR L')

Scattered to the Four Winds: An Acadian Family's Journey

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph GARCEAU dit RICHARD

Joseph GARCEAU dit RICHARD married

Marie Philippe LAMBERT
Marriage date: abt. 1733
Marriage place: , Acadia, Canada
Marie Philippe LAMBERT was the child of Philippe LAMBERT and Marie Madeleine BOUDROT

Children of Joseph GARCEAU dit RICHARD and Marie Philippe LAMBERT

Rosalie RICHARD

Born: abt. 1751, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 12 September 1840, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste CHAMBERLAND 1772 Place: , Québec Province, 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 — 1710
21 March 1710
Port Royal, Acadia

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

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

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.

1763 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie Philippe LAMBERT died 17 August 1763, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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.