Michel BIGOT dit DORVAL

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abt. 1750 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

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Alexis BIGOT dit DORVAL Marie-Josephte BARRETTE

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Born: abt. 1750 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Alexis BIGOT dit DORVAL

Mother: Marie-Josephte BARRETTE

Paternal grandparents: Michel BIGOT dit DORVAL , Marie-Anne TOUTANT

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) , Marie-Angélique PROVENCHER

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Michel married Marie LEFEBVRE dite LACROIX 1 July 1771 in Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie LEFEBVRE dite LACROIX was born 25 November 1753 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France . Marie died 2 October 1789 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie was the child of François LEFEBVRE dit LACROIX and Jeanne ARSENAULT.

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Michel BIGOT dit DORVAL married

Marie LEFEBVRE dite LACROIX
Marriage date: 1 July 1771
Marriage place: Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie LEFEBVRE dite LACROIX was the child of François LEFEBVRE dit LACROIX and Jeanne ARSENAULT

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Josephte BIGOT dite DORVAL

Born: abt. 1772, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre CHAMPOUX dit ST-PAIR 8 October 1792 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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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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1771 Marriage / Partner
Michel BIGOT dit DORVAL and Marie LEFEBVRE dite LACROIX 1 July 1771, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

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