Marie-Theotiste MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ

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abt. 1724 , Québec Province, Canada

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4 October 1797 , Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada

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Andre MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ (MIGNER)Françoise OUELLET

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Born: abt. 1724 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Andre MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ (MIGNER)

Mother: Françoise OUELLET

Paternal grandparents: Andre MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ (MIGNER) , Jacquette MICHAUD (MICHEL)

Maternal grandparents: René HOÛALLET (OUELLET) , Marie-Thérèse MIGNAULT

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Marie-Theotiste married Jacques METIVIER 12 October 1744 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jacques METIVIER was born 13 May 1715 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Jacques was the child of Jean-François METIVIER and Marie-Simone BALARD.

Marie-Theotiste MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ died 4 October 1797 in Saint-Vallier, Lower 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-Theotiste MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ married

Jacques METIVIER
Marriage date: 12 October 1744
Marriage place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
Jacques METIVIER was the child of Jean-François METIVIER and Marie-Simone BALARD

Children of Jacques METIVIER and Marie-Theotiste MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ

Jacques METIVIER

Born: 6 September 1746, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: 22 June 1829, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

Married: Catherine MIVILLE 16 November 1772 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Clement-Noel METIVIER

Born: 29 January 1765, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 February 1844, L'Islet, Canada East

Married: Genevieve LAMARRE 23 October 1792 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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1744 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Theotiste MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ and Jacques METIVIER 12 October 1744, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

1746 Birth of Child
Jacques METIVIER was born 6 September 1746, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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.

1765 Birth of Child
Clement-Noel METIVIER was born 29 January 1765, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

1772 Marriage of Child
Jacques METIVIER married 16 November 1772, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Catherine MIVILLE

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.

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

1792 Marriage of Child
Clement-Noel METIVIER married 23 October 1792, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Genevieve LAMARRE

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