Francois-Pierre ROCAN dit BASTIEN

(b. 5 April 1753 , Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France d. 25 January 1831 , Laval, Lower Canada )

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Francois-Pierre ROCAN dit BASTIEN was born 5 April 1753 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France

Francois-Pierre ROCAN dit BASTIEN was the child of Sebastien ROCAN (ROQUAN) dit LAVILLE and Marie-Anne HOGUE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre ROCAN (ROCQUAND) dit LAVILLE and Françoise DUFAULT (maternal) François HOGUE and Angélique COITEUX

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

Francois-Pierre married Marie-Francoise CASSE (LACASSE) 22 April 1771 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Francoise CASSE (LACASSE) was born 13 August 1753 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada. Marie-Francoise died 1 August 1834 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada. Marie-Francoise was the child of Jean-Baptiste CASSE (LACASSE) and Barbe LABELLE.

Francois-Pierre ROCAN dit BASTIEN died 25 January 1831 in Laval, 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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Francois-Pierre ROCAN dit BASTIEN married

Marie-Francoise CASSE (LACASSE)-- Date: 22 April 1771 Place: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Francoise CASSE (LACASSE) was the child of Jean-Baptiste CASSE (LACASSE) and Barbe LABELLE

Children of Francois-Pierre ROCAN dit BASTIEN and Marie-Francoise CASSE (LACASSE):

Eustache-Jean-Augustin ROCAN dit BASTIEN (b.18 January 1783, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 June 1867, Amherstburg, Essex, Ontario, Canada)
m. Marguerite CHARBONNEAU 13 February 1809 in Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada (Assumption) (Sandwich) (Walkerville)

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1753 Birth
5 April 1753
Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, 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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Francois-Pierre ROCAN dit BASTIEN and Marie-Francoise CASSE (LACASSE) 22 April 1771, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

He was 18 years old.

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.

1783 Birth of Child
Eustache-Jean-Augustin ROCAN dit BASTIEN was born 18 January 1783, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Francois-Pierre was 29 years old.

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)

1809 Marriage of Child
Eustache-Jean-Augustin ROCAN dit BASTIEN married 13 February 1809, Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada (Assumption) (Sandwich) (Walkerville) to Marguerite CHARBONNEAU

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)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England