Theotiste BOUCHER dite DESROCHES

(b. 7 August 1792 , Berthierville, Lower Canada d. , )

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Theotiste BOUCHER dite DESROCHES was born 7 August 1792 in Berthierville, Lower Canada

Theotiste BOUCHER dite DESROCHES was the child of Antoine BOUCHER dit DESROCHES and Angelique MARION dite FONTAINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BOUCHER and Dorothee CHRÉTIEN dite VINCENT (maternal) François-Nicolas MARION dit FONTAINE and Angelique COLIN (COLLIN) dite LALIBERTE

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

Theotiste married Jean-Baptiste GRAVELLE 7 September 1812 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste GRAVELLE was born 22 October 1791 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste died 3 July 1854 in Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Québec, Canada (St-Felix). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Charles GRAVELLE and Marie-Josephe-Angelique CHARPENTIER dite SANSFACON.

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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Theotiste BOUCHER dite DESROCHES married

Jean-Baptiste GRAVELLE-- Date: 7 September 1812 Place: Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada
Jean-Baptiste GRAVELLE was the child of Charles GRAVELLE and Marie-Josephe-Angelique CHARPENTIER dite SANSFACON

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Children of Jean-Baptiste GRAVELLE and Theotiste BOUCHER dite DESROCHES:

Antoine-Jean-Baptiste GRAVELLE (b.15 February 1836, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada d. 25 January 1911, Leslie Township, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada)
m. Leocadie-Charlotte OLIVIER 30 October 1848 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)

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1792 Birth
7 August 1792
Berthierville, Lower Canada

1812 Marriage / Partner
Theotiste BOUCHER dite DESROCHES and Jean-Baptiste GRAVELLE 7 September 1812, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)

She was 20 years old.

1836 Birth of Child
Antoine-Jean-Baptiste GRAVELLE was born 15 February 1836, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)

Theotiste was 43 years old.

Added: 4/22/2021 10:52:11 AM - Updated: 4/22/2021 10:53:29 AM