Antoine GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE

(b. 20 March 1726 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 8 March 1799 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Antoine GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE was born 20 March 1726 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Antoine GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE was the child of Claude GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Françoise GAGNÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Angélique LEFEBVRE (maternal) Ignace GAGNÉ and Louise TREMBLAY

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

Antoine married Geneviève SIMARD 14 February 1746 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Geneviève SIMARD was born 9 March 1728 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Geneviève died 26 January 1817 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Geneviève was the child of François-Noel SIMARD and Usule PARE.

Antoine GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE died 8 March 1799 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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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Family and Children of Antoine GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE

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Antoine GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE married

Geneviève SIMARD-- Date: 14 February 1746 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Geneviève SIMARD was the child of François-Noel SIMARD and Usule PARE

Children of Antoine GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Geneviève SIMARD:

Suzanne GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE (b.11 January 1747, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 17 October 1812, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Zacharie FILION 27 November 1764 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE (b.21 August 1748, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 5 July 1830, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada)
m. Dorothee BOUCHARD 24 November 1776 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Madeleine GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE (b.3 January 1751, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Pierre-François TREMBLAY 19 October 1772 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
m. Pierre-Michel SIMARD 31 July 1787 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Gaspard GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE (b.29 January 1755, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 14 May 1818, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Therese TREMBLAY 9 November 1779 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
m. Jeanne BETTEZ 29 January 1793 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Antoine GAUTHIER (b.17 September 1763, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 June 1845, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Marie-Reine TREMBLAY 22 January 1788 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Augustin GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE (b.8 February 1766, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 November 1837, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Modeste TREMBLAY 19 November 1787 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE (b.16 September 1768, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 August 1844, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Olive TREMBLAY 9 May 1796 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1726 Birth
20 March 1726
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

1746 Marriage / Partner
Antoine GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Geneviève SIMARD 14 February 1746, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 19 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Suzanne GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE was born 11 January 1747, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Antoine was 20 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Louis GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE was born 21 August 1748, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Antoine was 22 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Madeleine GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE was born 3 January 1751, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Antoine was 24 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Gaspard GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE was born 29 January 1755, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Antoine was 28 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Antoine GAUTHIER was born 17 September 1763, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Antoine was 37 years old.

1764 Marriage of Child
Suzanne GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE married 27 November 1764, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Zacharie FILION

1766 Birth of Child
Augustin GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE was born 8 February 1766, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Antoine was 39 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE was born 16 September 1768, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Antoine was 42 years old.

1772 Marriage of Child
Madeleine GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE married 19 October 1772, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Pierre-François TREMBLAY

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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Louis GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE married 24 November 1776, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Dorothee BOUCHARD

1779 Marriage of Child
Gaspard GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE married 9 November 1779, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Therese TREMBLAY

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Madeleine GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE married 31 July 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Pierre-Michel SIMARD

1787 Marriage of Child
Augustin GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE married 19 November 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie-Modeste TREMBLAY

1788 Marriage of Child
Antoine GAUTHIER married 22 January 1788, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie-Reine TREMBLAY

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

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

1793 Marriage of Child
Gaspard GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE married 29 January 1793, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Jeanne BETTEZ

1796 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE married 9 May 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Olive TREMBLAY