Marie-Ursule VIGEANT dite TAUPIER

Born

15 April 1750 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Died

10 March 1806 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste VIGEANT dit TAUPIER Charlotte BESSETTE (BESSET)

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Born: 15 April 1750 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste VIGEANT dit TAUPIER

Mother: Charlotte BESSETTE (BESSET)

Paternal grandparents: Jean VIGEANT dit TAUPIER , Marie-Anne PERRIER dite OLIVIER

Maternal grandparents: François BESSETTE (BESSET) , Marie-Claude DUBOIS

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Marie-Ursule married Joseph-Marie PAQUET 7 November 1768 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph-Marie PAQUET was born 14 September 1740 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Joseph-Marie died 22 November 1794 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Joseph-Marie was the child of Philippe PAQUET and Dorothee PLANTE.

Marie-Ursule VIGEANT dite TAUPIER died 10 March 1806 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada .
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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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Marie-Ursule VIGEANT dite TAUPIER married

Joseph-Marie PAQUET
Marriage date: 7 November 1768
Marriage place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph-Marie PAQUET was the child of Philippe PAQUET and Dorothee PLANTE

Children of Joseph-Marie PAQUET and Marie-Ursule VIGEANT dite TAUPIER

Charlotte PAQUET

Born: 3 February 1778, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis LAVALLEE 11 February 1805 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Laurent PAQUET

Born: 6 May 1792, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: , , Michigan, USA

Married: Marie-Josephte LAMARRE 26 November 1821 Place: Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1750
15 April 1750
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Ursule VIGEANT dite TAUPIER and Joseph-Marie PAQUET 7 November 1768, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 18 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Charlotte PAQUET was born 3 February 1778, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Ursule was 27 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

1792 Birth of Child
Laurent PAQUET was born 6 May 1792, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marie-Ursule was 42 years old.

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