Antoine AMIEL dit LUSIGNAN

Born

24 December 1777 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

23 November 1837 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Antoine married Marie-Louise PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN 4 August 1806 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN was born abt. 1779 in Québec Province, Canada. Marie-Louise was the child of Basile PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Louise PROVOST .

Parents & Family of Antoine AMIEL dit LUSIGNAN

Parents of Antoine AMIEL dit LUSIGNAN

Father

Antoine MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN

Mother

Thérèse DUFAULT

Grandparents of Antoine AMIEL dit LUSIGNAN

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN Marie-Marguerite MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

Maternal grandparents

Joseph DUFAULT Marie-Josephe ALLAIRE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Antoine AMIEL dit LUSIGNAN

Antoine AMIEL dit LUSIGNAN married

Marie-Louise PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN
Marriage date: 4 August 1806
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Marie-Louise PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN was the child of Basile PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Louise PROVOST

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Antoine AMIEL dit LUSIGNAN and Marie-Louise PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

Moise AMIEL dit LUSIGNAN

Born: abt. 1814, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Antoine'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)

Add Life Event

Have another record or photo?
Add a life event, census record, military record, obituary, achievement, or photograph for Antoine AMIEL dit LUSIGNAN.

Life & Records

Photos, life events, and historical records for Antoine AMIEL dit LUSIGNAN.

How to read this timeline
Records about Antoine AMIEL dit LUSIGNAN and family appear alongside historical events from the same years. Each item is labeled so you can quickly tell family records from historical context.

Show:

Use these buttons to focus on the ancestor's own records or the wider historical context.

Birth — 1777
24 December 1777
Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

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

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

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

1806 Marriage / Partner
Antoine AMIEL dit LUSIGNAN and Marie-Louise PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN 4 August 1806, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 28 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England