Louis GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE

(b. 21 August 1748 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 5 July 1830 , Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada )

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Louis GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE was born 21 August 1748 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Louis 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):

Louis married Dorothee BOUCHARD 24 November 1776 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Dorothee BOUCHARD was born 8 May 1755 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Dorothee died 15 February 1839 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada. Dorothee was the child of Michel BOUCHARD and Marie-Louise TREMBLAY.

Louis GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE died 5 July 1830 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, 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 Louis GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE

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Louis GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE married

Dorothee BOUCHARD-- Date: 24 November 1776 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Dorothee BOUCHARD was the child of Michel BOUCHARD and Marie-Louise TREMBLAY

Children of Louis GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Dorothee BOUCHARD:

Dorothee GAUTHIER (b.23 December 1778, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 November 1845, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. André BOUCHARD 9 April 1799 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Elisabeth GAUTHIER (b.1 January 1781, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste BOUCHARD 3 November 1801 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Michel GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE (b.16 September 1784, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 November 1857, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East)
m. Marie TREMBLAY 17 January 1815 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Josephte GAUTHIER (b.29 August 1786, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 31 December 1862, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East)
m. François GIRARD 14 January 1806 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1748 Birth
21 August 1748
Baie-Saint-Paul, 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.

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 / Partner
Louis GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Dorothee BOUCHARD 24 November 1776, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 28 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Dorothee GAUTHIER was born 23 December 1778, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis was 30 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Elisabeth GAUTHIER was born 1 January 1781, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis was 32 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Michel GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE was born 16 September 1784, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis was 36 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Josephte GAUTHIER was born 29 August 1786, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis was 38 years old.

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

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

1799 Marriage of Child
Dorothee GAUTHIER married 9 April 1799, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to André BOUCHARD

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth GAUTHIER married 3 November 1801, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Jean-Baptiste BOUCHARD

1806 Marriage of Child
Josephte GAUTHIER married 14 January 1806, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to François GIRARD

1815 Marriage of Child
Michel GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE married 17 January 1815, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie TREMBLAY

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

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)