Noel LEVASSEUR dit LAVIGNE

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20 December 1654 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

7 March 1731 , Québec, Canada, New France

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Jean LEVASSEUR dit LAVIGNE Marguerite RICHARD

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Born: 20 December 1654 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Jean LEVASSEUR dit LAVIGNE

Mother: Marguerite RICHARD

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Noel married Marguerite GUAY 30 October 1679 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marguerite GUAY was born 8 January 1658 in France. Marguerite died 21 April 1702 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).

Noel married (2) Marie-Anne MAILLOUX (MAILLOU) 10 January 1711 in Québec, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne MAILLOUX (MAILLOU) was born 29 November 1670 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Anne died 28 November 1749 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre MAILLOUX (MAILLOU) dit DESMOULINS and Anne DELAUNAY (DE LAUNAY).

Noel LEVASSEUR dit LAVIGNE died 7 March 1731 in Québec, Canada, New France .
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Recorded occupation: Menuisier (Joiner)

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

A Journey Through Sawdust and Shavings: Life as a Menuisier in 18th Century New France

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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Spouse & Children of Noel LEVASSEUR dit LAVIGNE

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Noel LEVASSEUR dit LAVIGNE married

Marguerite GUAY
Marriage date: 30 October 1679
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France

Children of Noel LEVASSEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marguerite GUAY

Noel LEVASSEUR

Born: abt. 1680, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 13 December 1740, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Madeleine TURPIN 3 April 1701 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Pierre LEVASSEUR

Born: 14 January 1684, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 13 November 1747, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Anne LESSARD 27 May 1704 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jeanne LEVASSEUR

Born: abt. 1686, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 22 December 1716, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Étienne MIRAMBEAU 22 April 1705 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Louise LEVASSEUR

Born: 3 April 1692, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Pierre RACINE 22 November 1712 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Noel LEVASSEUR dit LAVIGNE married

Marie-Anne MAILLOUX (MAILLOU)
Marriage date: 10 January 1711
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne MAILLOUX (MAILLOU) was the child of Pierre MAILLOUX (MAILLOU) dit DESMOULINS and Anne DELAUNAY (DE LAUNAY)

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Birth — 1654
20 December 1654
Québec, Canada, New France

Baptism
Noel Le Vasseur and Jean Franc. Le Vasseur, twins
20 December 1654
Notre-Dame-de-Québec
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Quebec
Jean le Vasseur .............................44 premier huissier au conel.
Marguerite Richard ..........................36 sa femme
Louis le Vasseur ............................16 fils
Anne le Vasseur .............................14 fils
Jean Francois & Noël le Vasseur .............11 freres jumeaux fils
Charles le Vasseur .....................10 mois fils
Ursulle le Vasseur ...........................9 fille
Tereze Le Vasseur ............................7 fille
Angelique le Vasseur .........................5 fille
Et françois Thibaut .........................35 domestique Engaigé
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1679 Marriage / Partner
Noel LEVASSEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marguerite GUAY 30 October 1679, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 24 years old.

1684 Birth of Child
Pierre LEVASSEUR was born 14 January 1684, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Noel was 29 years old.

1692 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise LEVASSEUR was born 3 April 1692, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Noel was 37 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1701 Marriage of Child
Noel LEVASSEUR married 3 April 1701 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Marie-Madeleine TURPIN

1702 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite GUAY died 21 April 1702, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1704 Marriage of Child
Pierre LEVASSEUR married 27 May 1704, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Marie-Anne LESSARD

1705 Marriage of Child
Jeanne LEVASSEUR married 22 April 1705, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Étienne MIRAMBEAU

1711 Marriage / Partner
Noel LEVASSEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Anne MAILLOUX (MAILLOU) 10 January 1711, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 56 years old.

1712 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise LEVASSEUR married 22 November 1712, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Pierre RACINE

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France