Catherine VACHER dite LACERTE

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abt. 1748 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

22 February 1798 , Maskinongé, Lower Canada

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Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE Marie-Louise JUTRAS

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Born: abt. 1748 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE

Mother: Marie-Louise JUTRAS

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE , Marie-Claire BERGERON

Maternal grandparents: Michel JUTRAS dit DESROSIERS , Marie-Ursule PINARD

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Catherine married Antoine LEMIRE 16 August 1773 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Antoine LEMIRE was born 7 February 1751 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph). Antoine died 30 March 1839 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph). Antoine was the child of Alexis LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE and Marie-Anne DELGUEL dite LABRÈCHE.

Catherine VACHER dite LACERTE died 22 February 1798 in Maskinongé, 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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Spouse & Children of Catherine VACHER dite LACERTE

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Catherine VACHER dite LACERTE married

Antoine LEMIRE
Marriage date: 16 August 1773
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Antoine LEMIRE was the child of Alexis LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE and Marie-Anne DELGUEL dite LABRÈCHE

Children of Antoine LEMIRE and Catherine VACHER dite LACERTE

Josephte LEMIRE

Born: 3 August 1776, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 September 1848, Louiseville, Canada East

Marie-Anne LEMIRE

Born: 10 October 1778, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 August 1834, Maskinongé, Lower Canada

Marguerite LEMIRE

Born: 6 June 1782, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Antoine LEMIRE

Born: 30 November 1787, Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 May 1842, Maskinongé, Canada East

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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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Catherine VACHER dite LACERTE and Antoine LEMIRE 16 August 1773, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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.