Josephte BIGOT dite DORVAL

(b. abt. 1772 , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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Josephte BIGOT dite DORVAL was born abt. 1772 in Québec Province, Canada

Josephte BIGOT dite DORVAL was the child of Michel BIGOT dit DORVAL and Marie LEFEBVRE dite LACROIX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Alexis BIGOT dit DORVAL and Marie-Josephte BARRETTE (maternal) François LEFEBVRE dit LACROIX and Jeanne ARSENAULT

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Josephte married Pierre CHAMPOUX dit ST-PAIR 8 October 1792 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Pierre CHAMPOUX dit ST-PAIR was born abt. 1765 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Pierre was the child of Amable ST-PÈRE dit CHAMPOUX and Marie CORMIER.

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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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Josephte BIGOT dite DORVAL married

Pierre CHAMPOUX dit ST-PAIR-- Date: 8 October 1792 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Pierre CHAMPOUX dit ST-PAIR was the child of Amable ST-PÈRE dit CHAMPOUX and Marie CORMIER

Children of Pierre CHAMPOUX dit ST-PAIR and Josephte BIGOT dite DORVAL:

Louise CHAMPOUX (b.19 July 1804, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada d. 25 October 1885, Ste-Mélanie, Canada)
m. Augustin FUSEAU dit ROCH 11 July 1826 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)

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1792 Marriage / Partner
Josephte BIGOT dite DORVAL and Pierre CHAMPOUX dit ST-PAIR 8 October 1792 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1804 Birth of Child
Louise CHAMPOUX was born 19 July 1804, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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