Joseph DESROCHERS dit LAFRENIERE

(b. 23 June 1737 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. , )

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Joseph DESROCHERS dit LAFRENIERE was born 23 June 1737 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Joseph DESROCHERS dit LAFRENIERE was the child of Gabriel DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Madeleine LEFEBVRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DESROCHERS and Suzanne RABOUIN (maternal) Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Marie-Madeleine CUSSON

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Joseph married Veronique GAUTHIER 10 January 1762 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Veronique GAUTHIER was born abt. 1727 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Veronique was the child of Étienne GAUTHIER and Marie-Anne-Jeanne CELLE (DECELLES) dite DUCLOS.

m. Gauthier Veronique

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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Joseph DESROCHERS dit LAFRENIERE married

Veronique GAUTHIER-- Date: 10 January 1762 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada
Veronique GAUTHIER was the child of Étienne GAUTHIER and Marie-Anne-Jeanne CELLE (DECELLES) dite DUCLOS

Children of Joseph DESROCHERS dit LAFRENIERE and Veronique GAUTHIER:

Marguerite DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE (b.abt. 1766, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste THERRIEN 20 August 1799 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

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1737 Birth
23 June 1737
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

1762 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DESROCHERS dit LAFRENIERE and Veronique GAUTHIER 10 January 1762, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 24 years old.

Added: 4/7/2017 8:28:45 AM - Updated: 10/11/2022 4:09:46 PM