Francois FUSEAU dit ROCH

Born

14 July 1780 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

7 May 1853 , Saint-Norbert, Berthier, Canada East

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François-D'assises FUSEAU dit ROCH Marie-Judith TELLIER

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Born: 14 July 1780 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: François-D'assises FUSEAU dit ROCH

Mother: Marie-Judith TELLIER

Paternal grandparents: Mathurin FUSEAU dit ROCH , Marie-Françoise SERRE dite ST-JEAN

Maternal grandparents: Charles TELLIER , Geneviève DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

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

Francois married Archange GERVAIS 12 October 1807 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Archange GERVAIS was born 4 April 1786 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Archange died 13 January 1855 in Saint-Norbert, Berthier, Québec, Canada. Archange was the child of Pierre GERVAIS and Archange BOUCHER.

Francois FUSEAU dit ROCH died 7 May 1853 in Saint-Norbert, Berthier, Canada East.

m. Gervais Archange

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WORK & OCCUPATION

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Recorded occupation: Cultivateur

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

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 Francois FUSEAU dit ROCH

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Francois FUSEAU dit ROCH married

Archange GERVAIS
Marriage date: 12 October 1807
Marriage place: Berthierville, Lower Canada
Archange GERVAIS was the child of Pierre GERVAIS and Archange BOUCHER

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Children of Francois FUSEAU dit ROCH and Archange GERVAIS

Catherine ROCH

Born: 3 July 1808, Berthierville, Lower Canada
Died: 6 December 1872, Berthierville, Québec, Canada

Sophie ROCH dite FUSEAU

Born: 7 September 1809, Berthierville, Lower Canada
Died: 19 August 1901, St-Didace, Quebec, Canada

Married: Leandre BERGERON 19 June 1832 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Pierre ROCH

Born: 15 November 1812, Berthierville, Lower Canada
Died: 27 December 1901, Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Québec, Canada

Emelie FUSEAU

Born: 21 May 1815, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada
Died: 14 March 1852, Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Canada East

Elie ROCH

Born: abt. 1819, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 22 November 1910, Saint-Norbert, Berthier, Québec, Canada

Marie-Modeste ROCH

Born: 18 December 1822, Berthierville, Lower Canada
Died: abt. 1888, Saint-Norbert, Berthier, Québec, Canada

Amedee ROCH

Born: 14 March 1825, Berthierville, Lower Canada
Died: 22 May 1905, Saint-Norbert, Berthier, Québec, Canada

Adolphe ROCH

Born: 4 March 1830, Berthierville, Lower Canada
Died: 28 April 1908, Saint-Norbert, Berthier, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1780
14 July 1780
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1807 Marriage / Partner
Francois FUSEAU dit ROCH and Archange GERVAIS 12 October 1807 , Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 27 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Catherine ROCH was born 3 July 1808, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Francois was 27 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Sophie ROCH dite FUSEAU was born 7 September 1809, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Francois was 29 years old.

1812 Birth of Child
Pierre ROCH was born 15 November 1812, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Francois was 32 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Emelie FUSEAU was born 21 May 1815, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Francois was 34 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1822 Birth of Child
Marie-Modeste ROCH was born 18 December 1822, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Francois was 42 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Birth of Child
Amedee ROCH was born 14 March 1825, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Francois was 44 years old.

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 Birth of Child
Adolphe ROCH was born 4 March 1830, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Francois was 49 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1832 Marriage of Child
Sophie ROCH dite FUSEAU married 19 June 1832, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Leandre BERGERON

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.