Theotiste MENARD dite CARIGNAN

Born

December 27, 1791 , Chambly, Lower Canada

Died

Age: 38

Theotiste married Jean-Baptiste CASAVANT dit LADÉBAUCHE 11 October 1813 in Verchères, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste CASAVANT dit LADÉBAUCHE was born 22 September 1779 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . Jean-Baptiste died abt. 1851 in Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East . Jean-Baptiste was the child of Louis CASAVANT and Marie-Josephe SAVIGNAC .

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Theotiste MENARD dite CARIGNAN married

Jean-Baptiste CASAVANT dit LADÉBAUCHE
Marriage date: 11 October 1813
Marriage place: Verchères, Lower Canada
Jean-Baptiste CASAVANT dit LADÉBAUCHE was the child of Louis CASAVANT and Marie-Josephe SAVIGNAC

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Jean-Baptiste CASAVANT dit LADÉBAUCHE and Theotiste MENARD dite CARIGNAN

Francois Regis CASAVANT

Born: March 10, 1824, Verchères, Lower Canada
Died: January 23, 1906, Richford, Vermont, USA

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Theotiste's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1791
December 27, 1791
Chambly, Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

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

1813 Marriage / Partner
Theotiste MENARD dite CARIGNAN and Jean-Baptiste CASAVANT dit LADÉBAUCHE 11 October 1813 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 21 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Birth of Child
Francois Regis CASAVANT was born March 10, 1824, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Theotiste was 32 years old.

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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