Gabriel CELERIER dit ROCH

(b. 7 April 1743 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. 1 May 1831 , Iberville, Lower Canada )

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Gabriel CELERIER dit ROCH was born 7 April 1743 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Gabriel CELERIER dit ROCH was the child of Joseph COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE and Marie-Louise HOUDE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE and Anne-Jeanne CÉLÉRIER dite DESLAURIERS (maternal) Gabriel HOUDE dit DESRUISSEAUX and Marie-Jeanne PETITCLERC

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

Gabriel married Josette CHARBONNEAU 17 August 1772 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josette CHARBONNEAU was born 25 May 1750 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Josette died 15 August 1812 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Josette was the child of Jacques CHARBONNEAU and Angelique-Michelle CHAUVIN.

Gabriel CELERIER dit ROCH died 1 May 1831 in Iberville, Lower 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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Gabriel CELERIER dit ROCH married

Josette CHARBONNEAU-- Date: 17 August 1772 Place: Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
Josette CHARBONNEAU was the child of Jacques CHARBONNEAU and Angelique-Michelle CHAUVIN

Children of Gabriel CELERIER dit ROCH and Josette CHARBONNEAU:

Madeleine CELERIER dite ROCH (b.20 September 1784, Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Alexandre-Isaac TREMBLAY 14 May 1804 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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1743 Birth
7 April 1743
Baie-du-Fèbvre, 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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Gabriel CELERIER dit ROCH and Josette CHARBONNEAU 17 August 1772, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 29 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Madeleine CELERIER dite ROCH was born 20 September 1784, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Gabriel was 41 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1804 Marriage of Child
Madeleine CELERIER dite ROCH married 14 May 1804, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Alexandre-Isaac TREMBLAY