Alexis BIGOT dit DORVAL

Born

8 April 1727 , Champlain, Canada, New France

Died

4 July 1787 , Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Province of Québec, Canada

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Michel BIGOT dit DORVAL Marie-Anne TOUTANT

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Born: 8 April 1727 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Father: Michel BIGOT dit DORVAL

Mother: Marie-Anne TOUTANT

Paternal grandparents: François BIGOT dit LAMOTHE , Marie BOUCHARD dite DORVAL

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas TOUTANT , 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, Canada, New France . Marie-Josephte died 27 May 1756 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France . 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, Canada, New France . Geneviève-Madeleine died 11 August 1762 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada . 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 .
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Alexis BIGOT dit DORVAL married

Marie-Josephte BARRETTE
Marriage date: 9 February 1750
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte BARRETTE was the child of Jean-Baptiste BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) and Marie-Angélique PROVENCHER

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Children of Alexis BIGOT dit DORVAL and Marie-Josephte BARRETTE

Michel BIGOT dit DORVAL

Born: abt. 1750, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie LEFEBVRE dite LACROIX 1 July 1771 Place: Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph-Alexis BIGOT dit DORVAL

Born: 29 October 1752, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France
Died: 25 April 1810, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite LEFEBVRE dite LACROIX 12 February 1776 Place: , Québec Province, Canada

Alexis BIGOT dit DORVAL married

Geneviève-Madeleine MASSÉ dite BEAUMIER
Marriage date: 3 October 1761
Marriage place: Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Geneviève-Madeleine MASSÉ dite BEAUMIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste MASSÉ dit BEAUMIER and Geneviève LEBLANC dite LABRIE

Children of Alexis BIGOT dit DORVAL and Geneviève-Madeleine MASSÉ dite BEAUMIER

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1727
8 April 1727
Champlain, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Alexis BIGOT dit DORVAL and Marie-Josephte BARRETTE 9 February 1750 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 22 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Joseph-Alexis BIGOT dit DORVAL was born 29 October 1752, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

Alexis was 25 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1756 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephte BARRETTE died 27 May 1756, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

1761 Marriage / Partner
Alexis BIGOT dit DORVAL and Geneviève-Madeleine MASSÉ dite BEAUMIER 3 October 1761, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

He was 34 years old.

Alexis BIGOT dit DORVAL - 1761 marriage (part 1)

1761 marriage (part 1)

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Alexis BIGOT dit DORVAL - 1761 marriage (part 2)

1761 marriage (part 2)

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1762 Death of Spouse/Partner
Geneviève-Madeleine MASSÉ dite BEAUMIER died 11 August 1762, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

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.

1771 Marriage of Child
Michel BIGOT dit DORVAL married 1 July 1771, Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie LEFEBVRE dite LACROIX

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.