Pierre GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE

(b. 25 February 1735 , Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 29 January 1779 , Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE was born 25 February 1735 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Pierre GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE was the child of Joseph GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Angélique-Helene LEBRUN dite CARRIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Marie-Madeleine BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) (maternal) Noël LEBRUN dit CARRIER and Anne BROCHU

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

Pierre married Madeleine DANIAU dite LAPRISE 23 February 1767 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine DANIAU dite LAPRISE was born 24 May 1748 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Madeleine died 2 September 1781 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste DANIAU dit LAPRISE and Madeleine PLANTE.

Pierre GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE died 29 January 1779 in Saint-Vallier, 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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Pierre GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE married

Madeleine DANIAU dite LAPRISE-- Date: 23 February 1767 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine DANIAU dite LAPRISE was the child of Jean-Baptiste DANIAU dit LAPRISE and Madeleine PLANTE

Children of Pierre GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Madeleine DANIAU dite LAPRISE:

Anne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE (b.18 April 1771, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 June 1848, Saint-Henri, Canada East )
m. Jacques BEAUDOIN 25 November 1788 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

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1735 Birth
25 February 1735
Saint-Vallier, 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
Pierre GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Madeleine DANIAU dite LAPRISE 23 February 1767, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

He was 32 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Anne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE was born 18 April 1771, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Pierre was 36 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.