Our direct line starts with the name Gauthier, becomes Gauthier dit Larouche and finally LaRouche:
1)Mathurin Gauthier m. Catherine Loumeaux, early 1600s in Echillais, Charente-Maritime, France
2)Jean Gauthier, son of Mathurin & Catherine, m. Angelique Lefebvre on Jan 21, 1675, Quebec, Canada
3)Claude Louis Gauthier dit Larouche, son of Jean & Angelique, m. Francoise Gagne in May 1714, Baie St. Paul, Canada
4)Ambroise Gauthier dit Larouche, son of Claude & Francoise, m. Elisabeth Tremblay on Oct 29, 1754, Les Eboulements, Canada
5)Joseph-Francois Gauthier dit Larouche, son of Ambroise & Elisabeth, m. Suzanne Tremblay on Sep 27, 1796, Baie St. Paul, Canada
6)Elie Larouche (Gauthier), son of Joseph & Suzanne, m. Madeleine Boivin, Aug 28, 1838, Baie St. Paul, Canada
7)Gedeon Larouche, son of Elie & Madeleine, m. Sophie Tremblay on Feb 12, 1866, Heberville-Lac St. Jean, Canada
8)Joseph Jacques Larouche, son of Gedeon & Sophie, m. Mary Charbonneau on Feb 11, 1903, Hudson Falls, NY, USA
9)Ernest Joseph LaRouche, son of Joseph Jacques & Mary, m. Florence Louise Graham on Jun 28, 1932, Hudson Falls, NY, USA
10) John Jacob LaRouche, son of Ernest & Florence, m. Lenita Adeline Bennett on Dec 27, 1952, Warrensburg, NY, USA
11) John David LaRouche, son of John J. & Lenita, m. Brenda Mae Chaplin on May 27, 1989, Lowell, MA, USA.
Joseph Jacques Larouche was born in Heberville, Lac-St-Jean area of Canada, PQ. There may still be relatives who live in that area.He ventured to the USA in 1900, married and had 8 children before his early death in 1926.Three of his children are still living.
We would very much like to connect our USA family with its' French-Canadian family.Any help in this endeavor will be much appreciated and we will gladly share any information we have.We're a "work in progress".Contact us through the e-mail address above.
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