Louis VIGEANT dit TAUPIER

Born

14 June 1720 , Chambly, Canada, New France

Died

26 January 1796 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Jean VIGEANT dit TAUPIER Marie-Anne PERRIER dite OLIVIER

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Born: 14 June 1720 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Father: Jean VIGEANT dit TAUPIER

Mother: Marie-Anne PERRIER dite OLIVIER

Maternal grandparents: Laurent PERRIER dit OLIVIER , Marie BESSETTE (BESSET)

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Louis married Thérèse LAPORTE 3 November 1751 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Thérèse LAPORTE was born 6 August 1729 in Chambly, Canada, New France . Thérèse died 28 April 1795 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . Thérèse was the child of Paul LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Catherine SAVARIA.

Louis VIGEANT dit TAUPIER died 26 January 1796 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada .
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Louis VIGEANT dit TAUPIER married

Thérèse LAPORTE
Marriage date: 3 November 1751
Marriage place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Thérèse LAPORTE was the child of Paul LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Catherine SAVARIA

Children of Louis VIGEANT dit TAUPIER and Thérèse LAPORTE

Thérèse VIGEANT

Born: 8 February 1760, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre MANSEAU dit LABONNERIE 12 July 1779 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Josephte VIGEANT dite TAUPIER

Born: 15 September 1763, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis BERTRAND 26 January 1784 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

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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)

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Birth — 1720
14 June 1720
Chambly, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Louis VIGEANT dit TAUPIER and Thérèse LAPORTE 3 November 1751, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

He was 31 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1760 Birth of Child
Thérèse VIGEANT was born 8 February 1760, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Louis was 39 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Josephte VIGEANT dite TAUPIER was born 15 September 1763, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Louis was 43 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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Thérèse VIGEANT married 12 July 1779, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada to Pierre MANSEAU dit LABONNERIE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage of Child
Josephte VIGEANT dite TAUPIER married 26 January 1784, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada to Louis BERTRAND

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

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