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 )

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Marie-Louise GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE was born 11 June 1750 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France

Marie-Louise GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE was the child of François GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Madeleine NADON dite LETOURNEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Claude GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Françoise GAGNÉ (maternal) Pierre NADON dit LÉTOURNEAU and Catherine LABELLE

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Marie-Louise married Noël-Jean-Francois BOUCHER 26 January 1767 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Noël-Jean-Francois BOUCHER was born 27 December 1738 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Noël-Jean-Francois died 29 January 1822 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Noël-Jean-Francois was the child of Noël BOUCHER and Thérèse CORON.

Marie-Louise GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE died 17 April 1776 in Saint-Martin, 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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Marie-Louise GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE married

Noël-Jean-Francois BOUCHER-- Date: 26 January 1767 Place: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Noël-Jean-Francois BOUCHER was the child of Noël BOUCHER and Thérèse CORON

Children of Noël-Jean-Francois BOUCHER and Marie-Louise GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE:

Noël BOUCHER (b.24 April 1772, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 June 1852, Sainte-Scholastique, Mirabel, Canada East)
m. Marie THIBAULT dite LEVEILLE 7 January 1805 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

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1750 Birth
11 June 1750
Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France

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 / Partner
Marie-Louise GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE and Noël-Jean-Francois BOUCHER 26 January 1767, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

She was 16 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Noël BOUCHER was born 24 April 1772, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise was 21 years old.

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.