Antoine TESSIER dit LAVIGNE

(b. 31 May 1746 , Yamaska, Canada, New France d. , )

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Antoine TESSIER dit LAVIGNE was born 31 May 1746 in Yamaska, Canada, New France

Antoine TESSIER dit LAVIGNE was the child of Ignace TESSIER and Geneviève FORCIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ignace TESSIER dit LAVIGNE and Marguerite LUSSIER (maternal) Jacques FORCIER and Marie-Jeanne HAREL

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Antoine married Marie-Anne MONET 27 April 1778 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne MONET was born 28 May 1755 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean MONET dit LAVERDURE and Marie-Agathe POISSANT.

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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