Geneviève MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ

Born

14 January 1735 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

Died

5 September 1792 , Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

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Born: 14 January 1735 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Parents of Geneviève MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ

Father

André MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ (MIGNER)

Mother

Geneviève ROUSSEAU

Grandparents of Geneviève MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ

Paternal grandparents

Andre MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ (MIGNER) Françoise OUELLET

Maternal grandparents

Martin ROUSSEAU Elisabeth THIBAULT

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

Geneviève married Pierre GUIGNARD 20 October 1756 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre GUIGNARD was born 19 July 1725 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France. Pierre died 31 March 1792 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada . Pierre was the child of Pierre GUIGNARD (GIGNARD) and Marie-Josephe PARE.

Geneviève MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ died 5 September 1792 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Geneviève MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ

Geneviève MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ married

Pierre GUIGNARD
Marriage date: 20 October 1756
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Pierre GUIGNARD was the child of Pierre GUIGNARD (GIGNARD) and Marie-Josephe PARE

Children of Pierre GUIGNARD and Geneviève MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ

Michel GUIGNARD

Born: 11 May 1757, Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Died: 9 October 1829, Shippagan, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Marie BOURG 23 January 1792 Place: Bonaventure, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1735
14 January 1735
L'Islet, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ and Pierre GUIGNARD 20 October 1756, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

She was 21 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Michel GUIGNARD was born 11 May 1757, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Geneviève was 22 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.

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.