Jean GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE

(b. 30 August 1763 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 June 1823 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada )

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Jean GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE was born 30 August 1763 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE was the child of Ambroise GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Marie-Elisabeth TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Claude GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Françoise GAGNÉ (maternal) Jean TREMBLAY and Catherine LAVOIE

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

Jean married Felicite GIRARD 16 January 1787 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Felicite GIRARD was born 14 July 1759 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Felicite died 16 May 1842 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Felicite was the child of Pierre GIRARD and Marie-Anne VÉZINA.

Jean GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE died 19 June 1823 in La Malbaie, 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 Jean GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE

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Jean GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE married

Felicite GIRARD-- Date: 16 January 1787 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Felicite GIRARD was the child of Pierre GIRARD and Marie-Anne VÉZINA

Children of Jean GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Felicite GIRARD:

Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER (b.abt. 1787, , Québec Province, Canada d. 27 July 1862, Sainte-Agnès, Canada East )
m. Julienne FORTIN 19 November 1816 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Louis GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE (b.11 May 1789, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 June 1867, Sainte-Agnès, Canada East )
m. Felicite CLAVEAU 17 September 1811 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Quirille GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE (b.abt. 1790, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Francois GUAY 28 August 1810 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Pierre GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE (b.5 September 1792, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Felicite BILODEAU 18 October 1814 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie-Anne GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE (b.16 March 1794, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 21 December 1867, La Malbaie, Canada East )
m. Pierre TREMBLAY 8 September 1812 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Joseph LAROUCHE dit GAUTHIER (b.28 April 1798, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 30 January 1884, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada )
m. Josephte BOUCHARD 10 February 1829 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Felicite GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE (b.abt. 1800, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 2 February 1874, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre-Benoni MALTAIS 28 February 1823 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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1763 Birth
30 August 1763
Baie-Saint-Paul, 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)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Jean GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Felicite GIRARD 16 January 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 23 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Louis GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE was born 11 May 1789, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean was 25 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Pierre GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE was born 5 September 1792, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jean was 29 years old.

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

1794 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE was born 16 March 1794, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean was 30 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Joseph LAROUCHE dit GAUTHIER was born 28 April 1798, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean was 34 years old.

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

1810 Marriage of Child
Quirille GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE married 28 August 1810, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Francois GUAY

1811 Marriage of Child
Louis GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE married 17 September 1811, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Felicite CLAVEAU

1812 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE married 8 September 1812, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Pierre TREMBLAY

1814 Marriage of Child
Pierre GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE married 18 October 1814, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Felicite BILODEAU

1816 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER married 19 November 1816, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Julienne FORTIN

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