Paul VACHER dit LACERTE

(b. 30 July 1764 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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Paul VACHER dit LACERTE was born 30 July 1764 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Paul VACHER dit LACERTE was the child of Joseph VACHER dit LACERTE and Françoise-Marie GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE and Marie-Claire BERGERON (maternal) Étienne GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Françoise SÉVIGNY

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Paul married Marie LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS 28 January 1788 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS was born 21 September 1767 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie was the child of Charles DESAULNIERS dit LESIEUR and Marie-Angelique CARBONNEAU.

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 LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS-- Date: 28 January 1788 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS was the child of Charles DESAULNIERS dit LESIEUR and Marie-Angelique CARBONNEAU

Children of Paul VACHER dit LACERTE and Marie LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS:

Marie-Louise LACERTE (b.abt. 1790, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Marguerite LACERTE (b.13 February 1795, Yamachiche, Lower Canada d. 26 August 1835, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

Joseph LACERTE (b.abt. 1800, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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1764 Birth
30 July 1764
Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

1788 Marriage / Partner
Paul VACHER dit LACERTE and Marie LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS 28 January 1788 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 23 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Marguerite LACERTE was born 13 February 1795, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Paul was 30 years old.

Added: 4/7/2017 10:56:33 AM - Updated: 2/1/2019 10:32:47 AM