Catherine LAVIGNE dite TESSIER

(b. 25 May 1797 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada d. , )

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Catherine LAVIGNE dite TESSIER was born 25 May 1797 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Catherine LAVIGNE dite TESSIER was the child of Julien TESSIER dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Angélique CHAPUT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste TESSIER dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Josephe LEBEAU dite LALOUETTE (maternal) Jacques CHAPUT and Marie-Madeleine HAYET

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Catherine married Francois-Benoni RAYMOND 18 February 1828 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francois-Benoni RAYMOND was born 4 December 1802 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Francois-Benoni was the child of Francois-Benoni RAYMOND and Marie-Marguerite POULIN.

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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Catherine LAVIGNE dite TESSIER married

Francois-Benoni RAYMOND-- Date: 18 February 1828 Place: L'Assomption, Lower Canada
Francois-Benoni RAYMOND was the child of Francois-Benoni RAYMOND and Marie-Marguerite POULIN

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Children of Francois-Benoni RAYMOND and Catherine LAVIGNE dite TESSIER:

Marie-Louise RAYMOND (b.30 August 1830, L'Assomption, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Cleophas GROULX 20 August 1846 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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1797 Birth
25 May 1797
L'Assomption, Lower Canada

1828 Marriage / Partner
Catherine LAVIGNE dite TESSIER and Francois-Benoni RAYMOND 18 February 1828, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

She was 30 years old.

1830 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise RAYMOND was born 30 August 1830, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Catherine was 33 years old.

Added: 5/25/2021 8:27:53 AM - Updated: 5/25/2021 8:30:13 AM