Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE

(b. 11 June 1746 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 7 June 1799 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE was born 11 June 1746 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE was the child of Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE and Marie-Louise JUTRAS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE and Marie-Claire BERGERON (maternal) Michel JUTRAS dit DESROSIERS and Marie-Ursule PINARD

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

Jean-Charles married Françoise LEMIRE 18 February 1765 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Françoise LEMIRE was born 18 August 1740 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Françoise died 3 March 1799 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Françoise was the child of Jean-François LEMIRE and Françoise NIQUET dite MONTY.

Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE died 7 June 1799 in Yamachiche, Lower 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

Françoise LEMIRE-- Date: 18 February 1765 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Françoise LEMIRE was the child of Jean-François LEMIRE and Françoise NIQUET dite MONTY

Children of Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE and Françoise LEMIRE:

Francoise LACERTE dite VACHER (b.30 November 1765, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 February 1829, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Baptiste GELINAS 13 February 1786 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Charles LACERTE dit VACHER (b.20 March 1767, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Catherine LACERTE dite VACHER (b.abt. 1769, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Charles LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS 17 August 1789 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph LACERTE (b.5 February 1771, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 March 1830, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

Marie-Josephe LACERTE (b.24 October 1774, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 February 1854, Yamachiche, Canada East )
m. Michel VACHER dit LACERTE 30 January 1797 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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1746 Birth
11 June 1746
Yamachiche, Canada, New France

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE and Françoise LEMIRE 18 February 1765, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 18 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Francoise LACERTE dite VACHER was born 30 November 1765, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Charles was 19 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Charles LACERTE dit VACHER was born 20 March 1767, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Charles was 20 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Joseph LACERTE was born 5 February 1771, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Charles was 24 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe LACERTE was born 24 October 1774, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Charles was 28 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Francoise LACERTE dite VACHER married 13 February 1786, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Joseph-Baptiste GELINAS

1789 Marriage of Child
Catherine LACERTE dite VACHER married 17 August 1789, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Charles LESIEUR dit DESAULNIERS

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

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

1797 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe LACERTE married 30 January 1797 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Michel VACHER dit LACERTE