Dominique MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ

(b. 11 July 1794 , La-Pérade, Lower Canada d. , )

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Dominique MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ was born 11 July 1794 in La-Pérade, Lower Canada

Dominique MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ was the child of Joseph MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ and Angélique ROY dite CHÂTELLERAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ and Marie-Louise DUCROS dite LATERREUR (maternal) Joachim ROY dit CHÂTELLERAULT and Thérèse PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY

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

Dominique married Josephe CHAPUT 29 January 1816 in Lachenaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephe CHAPUT was born 21 February 1797 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Josephe was the child of Etienne CHAPUT and Josephe TOUPIN.

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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