Calixte GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE

(b. 31 March 1861 , Sorel, Canada East d. 11 March 1946 , Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada )

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Calixte GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE was born 31 March 1861 in Sorel, Canada East

Calixte GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE was the child of Pierre GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Marie PELOQUIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) René GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Marie-Anne ST-MARTIN (maternal) Antoine PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY and Marguerite DUFAULT

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

Calixte married Rose-Delima COURNOYER 22 November 1887 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada . Rose-Delima COURNOYER was born 26 June 1868 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada. Rose-Delima was the child of François COURNOYER and Marie PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX.

Calixte GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE died 11 March 1946 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada.

married Delima Cournoyer 12 NOV 1887 in Ste Victoire, Richelieu, QC, Canada

Details of the family tree of Calixte appear below.

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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