Louis LAVIGNE dit BRISETOUT

Born

17 July 1740 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

25 March 1798 , Varennes, Lower Canada

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Jacques BRISETOUT dit LAVIGNE Marie-Anne BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

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Born: 17 July 1740 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques BRISETOUT dit LAVIGNE

Mother: Marie-Anne BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Paternal grandparents: Jean BRISETOUT dit LAVIGNE , Françoise VIAU

Maternal grandparents: Paul BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) , Marie-Anne BRODEUR

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Louis married Marie-Josephe BRUNEL 9 January 1764 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe BRUNEL was born 5 April 1746 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Josephe died 4 March 1785 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Josephe was the child of Jacques BRUNEL and Angélique BARABÉ.

Louis LAVIGNE dit BRISETOUT died 25 March 1798 in Varennes, 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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Louis LAVIGNE dit BRISETOUT married

Marie-Josephe BRUNEL
Marriage date: 9 January 1764
Marriage place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe BRUNEL was the child of Jacques BRUNEL and Angélique BARABÉ

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Louis LAVIGNE dit BRISETOUT

Born: 14 June 1770, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 February 1833, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise PETIT 11 November 1799 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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Birth — 1740
17 July 1740
Varennes, 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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Louis LAVIGNE dit BRISETOUT and Marie-Josephe BRUNEL 9 January 1764, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 23 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Louis LAVIGNE dit BRISETOUT was born 14 June 1770, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Louis was 29 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.