Catherine VACHER dite LACERTE

(b. abt. 1748 , Québec Province, Canada d. 22 February 1798 , Maskinongé, Lower Canada )

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Catherine VACHER dite LACERTE was born abt. 1748 in Québec Province, Canada

Catherine VACHER dite 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

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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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