Laurent VIGEANT dit TAUPIER

(b. 11 June 1731 , Chambly, Canada, New France d. 10 August 1782 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Laurent VIGEANT dit TAUPIER was born 11 June 1731 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Laurent VIGEANT dit TAUPIER was the child of Jean VIGEANT dit TAUPIER and Marie-Anne PERRIER dite OLIVIER and the grandchild of: (maternal) Laurent PERRIER dit OLIVIER and Marie BESSETTE (BESSET)

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

Laurent married Marie-Anne BOILEAU 6 February 1758 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne BOILEAU was born 2 January 1741 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Anne was the child of René BOILEAU and Marie-Anne ROBERT dite FONTAINE.

Laurent VIGEANT dit TAUPIER died 10 August 1782 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, 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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Laurent VIGEANT dit TAUPIER married

Marie-Anne BOILEAU-- Date: 6 February 1758 Place: Chambly, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne BOILEAU was the child of René BOILEAU and Marie-Anne ROBERT dite FONTAINE

Children of Laurent VIGEANT dit TAUPIER and Marie-Anne BOILEAU:

Marie-Genevieve VIGEANT dite TAUPIER (b.12 May 1773, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 August 1824, Iberville, Lower Canada )
m. Louis GOYETTE 30 June 1794 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

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1731 Birth
11 June 1731
Chambly, Canada, New France

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Laurent VIGEANT dit TAUPIER and Marie-Anne BOILEAU 6 February 1758, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 26 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.

1773 Birth of Child
Marie-Genevieve VIGEANT dite TAUPIER was born 12 May 1773, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Laurent was 41 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.