Pascal ROCHEFORT dit LURET

(b. 3 April 1774 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 April 1828 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada )

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Pascal ROCHEFORT dit LURET was born 3 April 1774 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada

Pascal ROCHEFORT dit LURET was the child of Joseph LURET dit ROCHEFORT and Marie-Françoise DEVIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Bernard LURET dit ROCHEFORT and Marguerite LAVERGNE (maternal) René DEVIN and Marie-Anne MARTIN

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

Pascal married Cecile GAGNON 7 January 1806 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Cecile GAGNON was born 2 May 1781 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Cecile was the child of Etienne GAGNON and Francoise LAMY dite ORESTEILLE.

Pascal ROCHEFORT dit LURET died 27 April 1828 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada .
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Occupation

Pascal ROCHEFORT dit LURET was a Meunier.
The meunier, or miller, was a person who owned and/or operated a mill — a machine used to grind a cereal crop to make flour. He oversaw all the operations that went into milling grain. Then, he bagged the flour, weighed it, stored it as needed, and collected revenue from it.
Source: tfcq.ca

Life as a Meunier in 18th Century New France: Flour, Family, and Fortitude

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 Pascal ROCHEFORT dit LURET

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Pascal ROCHEFORT dit LURET married

Cecile GAGNON-- Date: 7 January 1806 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
Cecile GAGNON was the child of Etienne GAGNON and Francoise LAMY dite ORESTEILLE

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Children of Pascal ROCHEFORT dit LURET and Cecile GAGNON:

Marie-Veronique ROCHEFORT (b.8 January 1808, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada d. 30 October 1891, Québec, Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY 31 January 1826 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Archange ROCHEFORT dite LURET (b.abt. 1809, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Pierre POITRAS 24 February 1829 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Joseph ROCHEFORT (b.abt. 1819, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Radegonde TREMBLAY 12 May 1840 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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1774 Birth
3 April 1774
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

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

1806 Marriage / Partner
Pascal ROCHEFORT dit LURET and Cecile GAGNON 7 January 1806, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

He was 31 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Marie-Veronique ROCHEFORT was born 8 January 1808, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Pascal was 33 years old.

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)

1826 Marriage of Child
Marie-Veronique ROCHEFORT married 31 January 1826, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)