Louis CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE

(b. 21 November 1705 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 18 May 1784 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE was born 21 November 1705 in Québec, Canada, New France

Louis CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE was the child of Louis CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE and Catherine DUMAS and the grandchild of: (paternal) René CAUCHON (COCHON) dit LAVERDIÈRE and Anne LANGLOIS (maternal) François DUMAS and Marguerite FOY

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

Louis married Marie-Catherine MARCHAND 15 July 1732 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Catherine MARCHAND was born 3 April 1711 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marie-Catherine died 26 December 1760 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Marie-Catherine was the child of Valentin MARCHAND and Marie-Louise GARNIER (GRENIER).

Louis CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE died 18 May 1784 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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 Louis CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE

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Louis CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE married

Marie-Catherine MARCHAND-- Date: 15 July 1732 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Marie-Catherine MARCHAND was the child of Valentin MARCHAND and Marie-Louise GARNIER (GRENIER)

Children of Louis CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE and Marie-Catherine MARCHAND:

Louis CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE (b.11 July 1737, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 21 December 1803, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada )
m. Josephte GUERARD 13 February 1765 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marie-Angelique CAUCHON dite LAVERDIÈRE (b.10 February 1741, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 25 March 1826, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada)
m. Pierre BOUFFARD 30 July 1765 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Joseph LAVERDIÈRE (b.31 July 1748, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 2 October 1827, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie Modeste ARSENAULT 13 January 1772 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Francois CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE (b.abt. 1753, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Catherine PATRY 25 August 1773 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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1705 Birth
21 November 1705
Québec, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1732 Marriage / Partner
Louis CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE and Marie-Catherine MARCHAND 15 July 1732, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

He was 26 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Louis CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE was born 11 July 1737, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Louis was 31 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Marie-Angelique CAUCHON dite LAVERDIÈRE was born 10 February 1741, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Louis was 35 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Joseph LAVERDIÈRE was born 31 July 1748, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Louis was 42 years old.

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

1760 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Catherine MARCHAND died 26 December 1760, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Louis CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE married 13 February 1765, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Josephte GUERARD

1765 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angelique CAUCHON dite LAVERDIÈRE married 30 July 1765, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Pierre BOUFFARD

1772 Marriage of Child
Joseph LAVERDIÈRE married 13 January 1772, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Marie Modeste ARSENAULT

1773 Marriage of Child
Francois CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE married 25 August 1773, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Catherine PATRY

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.