Marguerite VACHER dite LACERTE

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31 March 1766 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

19 May 1798 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada

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Joseph VACHER dit LACERTE Françoise-Marie GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE

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Born: 31 March 1766 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph VACHER dit LACERTE

Mother: Françoise-Marie GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE

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

Maternal grandparents: Étienne GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE , Françoise SÉVIGNY

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Marguerite married Pierre MILOT 8 November 1784 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Pierre MILOT was born 5 September 1760 in Yamachiche, Canada . Pierre died 24 June 1848 in Yamachiche, Canada East . Pierre was the child of Pierre MILOT and Marie-Francoise BLAIS.

Marguerite VACHER dite LACERTE died 19 May 1798 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada .
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Marguerite VACHER dite LACERTE married

Pierre MILOT
Marriage date: 8 November 1784
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre MILOT was the child of Pierre MILOT and Marie-Francoise BLAIS

Children of Pierre MILOT and Marguerite VACHER dite LACERTE

Marguerite MILOT

Born: 8 November 1787, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 March 1868, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada

Pierre MILOT

Born: 12 August 1789, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 September 1869, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada

Pelagie MILOT

Born: 7 March 1791, Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Died: 9 September 1860, Yamachiche, Canada East

Paul MILOT

Born: 7 October 1793, Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Died: 19 September 1879, St-Sévère,St-Maurice,Québec, Canada

Joseph MILOT

Born: 8 April 1795, Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Died: 23 November 1876, Sainte-Monique, Nicolet, Québec, Canada

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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 — 1766
31 March 1766
Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

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 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite VACHER dite LACERTE and Pierre MILOT 8 November 1784, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 18 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Birth of Child
Marguerite MILOT was born 8 November 1787, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marguerite was 21 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Pierre MILOT was born 12 August 1789, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marguerite was 23 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Pelagie MILOT was born 7 March 1791, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marguerite was 24 years old.

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

1793 Birth of Child
Paul MILOT was born 7 October 1793, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marguerite was 27 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Joseph MILOT was born 8 April 1795, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marguerite was 29 years old.