François LERICHE dit LASONDE

(b. 5 December 1709 , Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 14 April 1786 , Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François LERICHE dit LASONDE was born 5 December 1709 in Repentigny, Canada, New France

François LERICHE dit LASONDE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LERICHE dit LASONDE and Jeanne-Elisabeth DESMARAIS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Robert DESMARAIS and Elisabeth RICHAUME

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

François married Catherine SENÉCAL 18 April 1730 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Catherine SENÉCAL was born 23 July 1706 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Catherine died 14 April 1788 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Catherine was the child of Henri SENÉCAL and Catherine POUTRE.

François LERICHE dit LASONDE died 14 April 1786 in Boucherville, 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 François LERICHE dit LASONDE

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François LERICHE dit LASONDE married

Catherine SENÉCAL-- Date: 18 April 1730 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Catherine SENÉCAL was the child of Henri SENÉCAL and Catherine POUTRE

Children of François LERICHE dit LASONDE and Catherine SENÉCAL:

François LERICHE dit LASONDE (b.abt. 1730, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Angelique MEUNIER 10 February 1755 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Catherine LERICHE dite LASONDE (b.17 May 1733, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 4 October 1771, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste ROUGEAU dit BERGER 26 November 1759 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Etienne LERICHE (b.5 February 1737, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Anne NORMANDIN 26 January 1761 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)
m. Marie-Josephe VALET 29 January 1766 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Monique LERICHE (b.abt. 1750, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Louis LUSSIER 12 February 1770 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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1709 Birth
5 December 1709
Repentigny, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1730 Marriage / Partner
François LERICHE dit LASONDE and Catherine SENÉCAL 18 April 1730, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 20 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Catherine LERICHE dite LASONDE was born 17 May 1733, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

François was 23 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Etienne LERICHE was born 5 February 1737, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

François was 27 years old.

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

1755 Marriage of Child
François LERICHE dit LASONDE married 10 February 1755, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Angelique MEUNIER

1759 Marriage of Child
Catherine LERICHE dite LASONDE married 26 November 1759, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Jean-Baptiste ROUGEAU dit BERGER

1761 Marriage of Child
Etienne LERICHE married 26 January 1761, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Marie-Anne NORMANDIN

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.

1766 Marriage of Child
Etienne LERICHE married 29 January 1766, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Marie-Josephe VALET

1770 Marriage of Child
Monique LERICHE married 12 February 1770, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Louis LUSSIER

1771 Death of Child
Catherine LERICHE dite LASONDE died 4 October 1771, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

François was 61 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.