Francoise VACHER dite LACERTE

(b. 27 May 1756 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 9 August 1816 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

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Francoise VACHER dite LACERTE was born 27 May 1756 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Francoise VACHER dite LACERTE was the child of Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE and Marie-Louise JUTRAS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE and Marie-Claire BERGERON (maternal) Michel JUTRAS dit DESROSIERS and Marie-Ursule PINARD

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

Francoise married Alexis GELINAS 15 April 1776 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Alexis GELINAS was born 21 April 1751 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Alexis died 11 June 1819 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Alexis was the child of Étienne GÉLINAS and Josephte CREVIER dite BELLERIVE.

Francoise VACHER dite LACERTE died 9 August 1816 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada .

m. Gelinas Alexis

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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 Francoise VACHER dite LACERTE

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Francoise VACHER dite LACERTE married

Alexis GELINAS-- Date: 15 April 1776 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Alexis GELINAS was the child of Étienne GÉLINAS and Josephte CREVIER dite BELLERIVE

Children of Alexis GELINAS and Francoise VACHER dite LACERTE:

Alexis GELINAS (b.18 June 1779, , Québec Province, Canada d. 12 June 1850, , Québec Province, Canada )

Louis GELINAS (b.24 March 1781, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Louise GELINAS (b.26 January 1783, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 February 1860, St-Severe, Quebec. Canada)

Marie GELINAS (b.abt. 1786, , Québec Province, Canada d. 30 March 1864, St-Sévère, St-Maurice, Canada East)

Josephte GELINAS (b.abt. 1788, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Marguerite GELINAS (b.20 September 1794, Yamachiche, Lower Canada d. 12 March 1866, Shawinigan, Canada East )

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1756 Birth
27 May 1756
Yamachiche, 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.

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.

1776 Marriage / Partner
Francoise VACHER dite LACERTE and Alexis GELINAS 15 April 1776 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 19 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Alexis GELINAS was born 18 June 1779, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Francoise was 23 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Louis GELINAS was born 24 March 1781, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Francoise was 24 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GELINAS was born 26 January 1783, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Francoise was 26 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)

1794 Birth of Child
Marguerite GELINAS was born 20 September 1794, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Francoise was 38 years old.

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