Paul VACHER dit LACERTE

Born

30 July 1764 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

Parents & Family of Paul VACHER dit LACERTE

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Born: 30 July 1764 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Paul VACHER dit LACERTE

Father

Joseph VACHER dit LACERTE

Mother

Françoise-Marie GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE

Grandparents of Paul VACHER dit LACERTE

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE Marie-Claire BERGERON

Maternal grandparents

Étienne GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE Françoise SÉVIGNY

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

Paul married Marie LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS 28 January 1788 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS was born 21 September 1767 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie was the child of Charles DESAULNIERS dit LESIEUR and Marie-Angelique CARBONNEAU.

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Paul VACHER dit LACERTE

Paul VACHER dit LACERTE married

Marie LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS
Marriage date: 28 January 1788
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS was the child of Charles DESAULNIERS dit LESIEUR and Marie-Angelique CARBONNEAU

Children of Paul VACHER dit LACERTE and Marie LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS

Marie-Louise LACERTE

Born: abt. 1790, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Marguerite LACERTE

Born: 13 February 1795, Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Died: 26 August 1835, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Joseph LACERTE

Born: abt. 1800, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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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 — 1764
30 July 1764
Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

1788 Marriage / Partner
Paul VACHER dit LACERTE and Marie LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS 28 January 1788 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 23 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Marguerite LACERTE was born 13 February 1795, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Paul was 30 years old.

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