Gaspard GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE

(b. 29 January 1755 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 14 May 1818 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Gaspard GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE was born 29 January 1755 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Gaspard GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE was the child of Antoine GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Geneviève SIMARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Claude GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Françoise GAGNÉ (maternal) François-Noel SIMARD and Usule PARE

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

Gaspard married Therese TREMBLAY 9 November 1779 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Therese TREMBLAY was born 12 April 1758 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Therese died 8 August 1791 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Therese was the child of François-Xavier TREMBLAY and Marie-Josephte LAVOIE.

Gaspard married (2) Jeanne BETTEZ 29 January 1793 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jeanne BETTEZ was born abt. 1774 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Jeanne died 8 November 1852 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Jeanne was the child of Jacob BETTEZ and Geneviève LAPARÉ.

Gaspard GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE died 14 May 1818 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 Gaspard GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE

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Gaspard GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE married

Therese TREMBLAY-- Date: 9 November 1779 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Therese TREMBLAY was the child of François-Xavier TREMBLAY and Marie-Josephte LAVOIE

Children of Gaspard GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Therese TREMBLAY:

Olive GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE (b.26 March 1782, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 October 1867, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Moise COTE 25 January 1803 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Luce GAUTHIER (b.17 September 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 August 1825, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )
m. Eloi TREMBLAY 15 July 1805 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Augustin GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE (b.25 October 1789, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 January 1874, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada )

Gaspard GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE married

Jeanne BETTEZ-- Date: 29 January 1793 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Jeanne BETTEZ was the child of Jacob BETTEZ and Geneviève LAPARÉ

Children of Gaspard GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Jeanne BETTEZ:

Jean GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE (b.7 March 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Adelaide OTIS 17 January 1815 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Adelaide GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE (b.3 October 1797, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Michel PERRON 17 January 1815 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Esther GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE (b.21 April 1799, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Francois-Moise COTE 21 January 1834 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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1755 Birth
29 January 1755
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Gaspard GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Therese TREMBLAY 9 November 1779, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 24 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Olive GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE was born 26 March 1782, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Gaspard was 27 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Birth of Child
Marie-Luce GAUTHIER was born 17 September 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Gaspard was 32 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Augustin GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE was born 25 October 1789, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Gaspard was 34 years old.

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

1791 Death of Spouse/Partner
Therese TREMBLAY died 8 August 1791, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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

1793 Marriage / Partner
Gaspard GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Jeanne BETTEZ 29 January 1793, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 38 years old.

1794 Birth of Child
Jean GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE was born 7 March 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Gaspard was 39 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Adelaide GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE was born 3 October 1797, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Gaspard was 42 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Esther GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE was born 21 April 1799, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Gaspard was 44 years old.

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

1803 Marriage of Child
Olive GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE married 25 January 1803, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Moise COTE

1805 Marriage of Child
Marie-Luce GAUTHIER married 15 July 1805, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Eloi TREMBLAY

1815 Marriage of Child
Adelaide GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE married 17 January 1815, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Michel PERRON

1815 Marriage of Child
Jean GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE married 17 January 1815, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Adelaide OTIS

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 Death
14 May 1818
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 63.

Added: 8/17/2022 2:31:55 PM - Updated: 1/30/2025 2:54:44 PM