Joseph MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ

Born

11 September 1742 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Died

2 July 1815 , La Pocatière, Lower Canada

Joseph married Catherine BERUBE 9 January 1769 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Catherine BERUBE was born 21 July 1743 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France . Catherine died 25 January 1814 in La Pocatière, Lower Canada . Catherine was the child of François BERUBE and Angélique-Madeleine LEVESQUE .

Parents & Family of Joseph MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ

Parents of Joseph MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ

Father

Michel MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ

Mother

Marguerite PELLETIER

Grandparents of Joseph MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ

Paternal grandparents

Michel MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ Angélique THIBAULT (THIBEAU, THIBEAULT)

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER Angélique-Marguerite OUELLET

m. Berube Catherine

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ

Joseph MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ married

Catherine BERUBE
Marriage date: 9 January 1769
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine BERUBE was the child of François BERUBE and Angélique-Madeleine LEVESQUE

Children of Joseph MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ and Catherine BERUBE

Joseph MIGNIER

Born: abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Michel LAGACE

Born: 21 August 1771, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Catherine MIGNIER

Born: 12 January 1773, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 June 1824, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Genevieve LAGACE

Born: 13 May 1775, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 March 1843, La Pocatière, Canada East

Charles LAGACE

Born: 14 April 1780, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Benjamin MIGNIER

Born: 23 April 1781, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marguerite MINIER

Born: 5 January 1783, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Dorothee LAGACE

Born: 24 October 1785, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Joseph's Québec records.

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 — 1742
11 September 1742
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

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

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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ and Catherine BERUBE 9 January 1769, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 26 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Michel LAGACE was born 21 August 1771, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Joseph was 28 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Catherine MIGNIER was born 12 January 1773, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Joseph was 30 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Genevieve LAGACE was born 13 May 1775, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Joseph was 32 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.

1780 Birth of Child
Charles LAGACE was born 14 April 1780, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Joseph was 37 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Benjamin MIGNIER was born 23 April 1781, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Joseph was 38 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Marguerite MINIER was born 5 January 1783, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Joseph was 40 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Dorothee LAGACE was born 24 October 1785, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Joseph was 43 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)