Alexis
BIGOT dit DORVAL
(b.
8 April 1727
,
Champlain, Canada, New France
d.
4 July 1787
,
Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Alexis BIGOT dit DORVAL was born 8 April 1727 in Champlain, Canada, New France
Alexis BIGOT dit DORVAL was the child of Michel BIGOT dit DORVAL and Marie-Anne TOUTANT and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BIGOT dit LAMOTHE and Marie BOUCHARD dite DORVAL (maternal) Nicolas TOUTANT and Marie-Anne RAUX (RAOUL)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Alexis married Marie-Josephte BARRETTE 9 February 1750 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephte BARRETTE was born 21 September 1730 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine). Marie-Josephte died 27 May 1756 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine). Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) and Marie-Angélique PROVENCHER.
Alexis married (2) Geneviève-Madeleine MASSÉ dite BEAUMIER 3 October 1761 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada . Geneviève-Madeleine MASSÉ dite BEAUMIER was born 25 April 1736 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine). Geneviève-Madeleine died 11 August 1762 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine). Geneviève-Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste MASSÉ dit BEAUMIER and Geneviève LEBLANC dite LABRIE.
Alexis BIGOT dit DORVAL died 4 July 1787 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Alexis appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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