François GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE

(b. 8 June 1719 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 29 October 1776 , Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE was born 8 June 1719 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

François GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE was the child of Claude GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Françoise GAGNÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Angélique LEFEBVRE (maternal) Ignace GAGNÉ and Louise TREMBLAY

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

François married Madeleine NADON dite LETOURNEAU 26 November 1742 in Laval, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Madeleine NADON dite LETOURNEAU was born 10 August 1721 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Madeleine died 27 October 1780 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada. Madeleine was the child of Pierre NADON dit LÉTOURNEAU and Catherine LABELLE.

François GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE died 29 October 1776 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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François GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE married

Madeleine NADON dite LETOURNEAU-- Date: 26 November 1742 Place: Laval, Canada, New France
Madeleine NADON dite LETOURNEAU was the child of Pierre NADON dit LÉTOURNEAU and Catherine LABELLE

Children of François GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Madeleine NADON dite LETOURNEAU:

Joseph GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE (b.13 February 1748, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France d. 20 February 1811, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Anne GRAVEL 23 January 1775 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE (b.11 June 1750, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France d. 17 April 1776, Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Noël-Jean-Francois BOUCHER 26 January 1767 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

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1719 Birth
8 June 1719
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1742 Marriage / Partner
François GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Madeleine NADON dite LETOURNEAU 26 November 1742, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

He was 23 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Joseph GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE was born 13 February 1748, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

François was 28 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE was born 11 June 1750, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

François was 31 years old.

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

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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE married 26 January 1767, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada to Noël-Jean-Francois BOUCHER

1775 Marriage of Child
Joseph GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE married 23 January 1775, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne GRAVEL

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.