Christophe BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE

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6 November 1707 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

13 February 1778 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE Marie-Anne MESSIER

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Born: 6 November 1707 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE

Mother: Marie-Anne MESSIER

Maternal grandparents: Michel MESSIER , Anne LEMOINE (LEMOYNE)

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Christophe married Marie-Marguerite BOUSQUET 8 February 1734 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Marguerite BOUSQUET was born 22 February 1715 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Marguerite died 2 October 1755 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Pierre BOUSQUET and Marie-Anne BANLIER dite LAPERLE (BONELISSE).

Christophe married (2) Marie-Thérèse TETREAULT dite DUCHARME 13 October 1765 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Thérèse TETREAULT dite DUCHARME was born 1 October 1704 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Thérèse died 14 May 1778 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Thérèse was the child of Joseph-Marie TETREAU (TETREAULT) dit DUCHARME and Anne-Marie JARRET dite BEAUREGARD.

Christophe BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE died 13 February 1778 in Varennes, Province of Québec, 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.

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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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Spouse & Children of Christophe BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE

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Christophe BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE married

Marie-Marguerite BOUSQUET
Marriage date: 8 February 1734
Marriage place: Varennes, Canada, New France

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Marie-Marguerite BOUSQUET was the child of Pierre BOUSQUET and Marie-Anne BANLIER dite LAPERLE (BONELISSE)

Children of Christophe BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Marguerite BOUSQUET

Alexandre BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE

Born: 23 November 1735, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 15 November 1775, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Archange LUSSIER 22 January 1759 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Marguerite BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE

Born: 12 February 1739, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 1 January 1812, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Francois BEAUDRY 15 November 1756 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Married: Louis ARCHAMBAULT 17 January 1803 Place: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Christophe BRODEUR

Born: 29 October 1741, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 16 July 1828, Varennes, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Angélique LUSSIER 17 January 1763 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Archange BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE

Born: 20 November 1745, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS 26 April 1763 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE

Born: 8 June 1748, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 30 December 1810 , Beloeil, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe HEBERT 12 October 1772 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Christopher BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE

Born: abt. 1754, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 17 February 1831, Varennes, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne HAYET dite MALO 13 October 1783 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Married: Catherine-Elisabeth BISSONNETTE 21 January 1812 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Christophe BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE married

Marie-Thérèse TETREAULT dite DUCHARME
Marriage date: 13 October 1765
Marriage place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

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Marie-Thérèse TETREAULT dite DUCHARME was the child of Joseph-Marie TETREAU (TETREAULT) dit DUCHARME and Anne-Marie JARRET dite BEAUREGARD

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Birth — 1707
6 November 1707
Varennes, Canada, New France

Christophe BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE - Baptism

Baptism

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

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1734 Marriage / Partner
Christophe BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Marguerite BOUSQUET 8 February 1734, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 26 years old.

Christophe BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE - 1734 marriage

1734 marriage

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1735 Birth of Child
Alexandre BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE was born 23 November 1735, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Christophe was 28 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE was born 12 February 1739, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Christophe was 31 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Christophe BRODEUR was born 29 October 1741, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Christophe was 34 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Archange BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE was born 20 November 1745, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Christophe was 38 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE was born 8 June 1748, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Christophe was 40 years old.

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

1755 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Marguerite BOUSQUET died 2 October 1755, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

1756 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE married 15 November 1756, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Francois BEAUDRY

1759 Marriage of Child
Alexandre BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE married 22 January 1759, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Archange LUSSIER

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Christophe BRODEUR married 17 January 1763, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Marie-Angélique LUSSIER

1763 Marriage of Child
Marie-Archange BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE married 26 April 1763, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Jean-Baptiste MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS

1765 Marriage / Partner
Christophe BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Thérèse TETREAULT dite DUCHARME 13 October 1765, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 57 years old.

Christophe BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE - 1765 marriage

1765 marriage

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

1772 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE married 12 October 1772, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Marie-Josephe HEBERT

1775 Death of Child
Alexandre BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE died 15 November 1775, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Christophe was 68 years old.

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.