Marie-Amable
TESSIER dite LAVIGNE
(b.
1 August 1738
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
19 March 1825
,
Joliette, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Amable TESSIER dite LAVIGNE was born 1 August 1738 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Amable TESSIER dite LAVIGNE was the child of Louis TESSIER and Louise PEPIN dite LAFORCE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean TESSIER dit LAVIGNE and Marie Catherine POITIERS dite BUISSON (maternal) Pierre PÉPIN dit LAFORCE and Michelle LEBERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Amable married Joseph-Amable MARCIL 11 October 1762 in Boucherville, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph-Amable MARCIL was born 30 March 1730 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Joseph-Amable was the child of André MARCIL (MARSIL) and Marie-Catherine CHRISTIN dite ST-AMOUR.
Marie-Amable TESSIER dite LAVIGNE died 19 March 1825 in Joliette, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Amable appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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