Sebastien ROCAN (ROQUAN) dit LAVILLE

(b. 12 October 1729 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 12 November 1788 , Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Sebastien ROCAN (ROQUAN) dit LAVILLE was born 12 October 1729 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Sebastien ROCAN (ROQUAN) dit LAVILLE was the child of Pierre ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dit LAVILLE and Françoise DUFAULT and the grandchild of: (maternal) Gilles DUFAULT dit LEBRETON and Françoise SIMEON

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

Sebastien married Marie-Anne HOGUE 15 May 1752 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne HOGUE was born 24 August 1729 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Marie-Anne died 8 February 1789 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of François HOGUE and Angélique COITEUX.

Sebastien ROCAN (ROQUAN) dit LAVILLE died 12 November 1788 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, 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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Family and Children of Sebastien ROCAN (ROQUAN) dit LAVILLE

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Sebastien ROCAN (ROQUAN) dit LAVILLE married

Marie-Anne HOGUE-- Date: 15 May 1752 Place: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne HOGUE was the child of François HOGUE and Angélique COITEUX

Children of Sebastien ROCAN (ROQUAN) dit LAVILLE and Marie-Anne HOGUE:

Francois-Pierre ROCAN dit BASTIEN (b.5 April 1753, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France d. 25 January 1831, Laval, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Francoise CASSE (LACASSE) 22 April 1771 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

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1729 Birth
12 October 1729
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

1752 Marriage / Partner
Sebastien ROCAN (ROQUAN) dit LAVILLE and Marie-Anne HOGUE 15 May 1752, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Birth of Child
Francois-Pierre ROCAN dit BASTIEN was born 5 April 1753, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Sebastien was 23 years old.

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.

1771 Marriage of Child
Francois-Pierre ROCAN dit BASTIEN married 22 April 1771, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada to Marie-Francoise CASSE (LACASSE)

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.