Jean
LEVASSEUR dit LAVIGNE
(b.
abt. 1622
,
Paris, France
d.
31 August 1686
,
Québec, Canada, New France
)
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Jean LEVASSEUR dit LAVIGNE was born abt. 1622 in Paris, France
Jean LEVASSEUR dit LAVIGNE was the child of ? and ?Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1652.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Marguerite RICHARD 23 April 1646 in Paris, France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marguerite RICHARD was born abt. 1626 in Paris, France. Marguerite died 23 April 1708 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation).
Jean LEVASSEUR dit LAVIGNE died 31 August 1686 in Québec, Canada, New France .
son of Noel Levasseur and Genevieve Gauge
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Occupation
Jean LEVASSEUR dit LAVIGNE was a “master joiner of Paris,” first court officer of the Conseil Souverain.
The menuisier, or joiner, was an artisan who built things by joining pieces of wood, particularly lighter and more ornamental work than that done by a carpenter. He was primarily responsible for the manufacture of small works, as opposed to large works. The joiner made small wooden works, furniture and other objects intended for domestic use (doors, tables, cabinets, etc.). His main tools were the plane, the galley, the grooving/plow plane, the handsaw and the mallet.
Source: tfcq.ca
Jean LEVASSEUR dit LAVIGNE was a “master joiner of Paris,” first court officer of the Conseil Souverain.
The menuisier, or joiner, was an artisan who built things by joining pieces of wood, particularly lighter and more ornamental work than that done by a carpenter. He was primarily responsible for the manufacture of small works, as opposed to large works. The joiner made small wooden works, furniture and other objects intended for domestic use (doors, tables, cabinets, etc.). His main tools were the plane, the galley, the grooving/plow plane, the handsaw and the mallet.
Source: tfcq.ca
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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