René-Alexis VACHER dit LACERTE

(b. 9 March 1717 , Louiseville, Canada, New France d. 27 April 1786 , Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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René-Alexis VACHER dit LACERTE was born 9 March 1717 in Louiseville, Canada, New France

René-Alexis VACHER dit LACERTE was the child of Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE and Marie-Claire BERGERON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Guillaume-Guy VACHER dit LACERTE and Marguerite BENOIT (maternal) François BERGERON and Étiennette LECLERC

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René-Alexis married Marie-Françoise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE 10 July 1747 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . Marie-Françoise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE was born 19 October 1711 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Françoise was the child of Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Jeanne-Marie BOISSONNEAU dite ST-ONGE.

René-Alexis VACHER dit LACERTE died 27 April 1786 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, 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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Marie-Françoise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE-- Date: 10 July 1747 Place: Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Marie-Françoise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE was the child of Jean-Baptiste GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Jeanne-Marie BOISSONNEAU dite ST-ONGE

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1717 Birth
9 March 1717
Louiseville, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1747 Marriage / Partner
René-Alexis VACHER dit LACERTE and Marie-Françoise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE 10 July 1747, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 30 years old.

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

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.

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.