Raphael GAMACHE dit CAMASSE

(b. abt. 1723 , France d. 26 November 1791 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada )

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Raphael GAMACHE dit CAMASSE was born abt. 1723 in France

Raphael GAMACHE dit CAMASSE was the child of ? and ?

Raphael was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1762.

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

Raphael married Marie-Geneviève RATEL 25 October 1762 in Repentigny, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Geneviève RATEL was born 24 February 1737 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marie-Geneviève was the child of Pierre RATEL (RATELLE) and Françoise BOUSQUET.

Raphael GAMACHE dit CAMASSE died 26 November 1791 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada .

son of François Camasse and Thérèse Adrienne Fort

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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 Raphael GAMACHE dit CAMASSE

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Raphael GAMACHE dit CAMASSE married

Marie-Geneviève RATEL-- Date: 25 October 1762 Place: Repentigny, Canada
Marie-Geneviève RATEL was the child of Pierre RATEL (RATELLE) and Françoise BOUSQUET

Children of Raphael GAMACHE dit CAMASSE and Marie-Geneviève RATEL:

Charlotte GAMACHE (b.25 May 1763, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 June 1809, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada)
m. Jean TOURANGEAU dit GUILLET 11 February 1783 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Louise GAMACHE (b.20 September 1775, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Albert DENEAU (DENIAU) dit DETAILLY 5 August 1793 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1762 Marriage / Partner
Raphael GAMACHE dit CAMASSE and Marie-Geneviève RATEL 25 October 1762 , Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

1763 Birth of Child
Charlotte GAMACHE was born 25 May 1763, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

1775 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GAMACHE was born 20 September 1775, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1783 Marriage of Child
Charlotte GAMACHE married 11 February 1783, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Jean TOURANGEAU dit GUILLET

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)