Léonard-Antoine GATIGNON dit DUCHESNE

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abt. 1668 , France

Died

14 October 1708 , Montréal, Canada, New France

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Born: abt. 1668 in France

Father: Unknown

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Léonard-Antoine was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1697.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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Léonard-Antoine married Madeleine ARCOUET dite LAJEUNESSE 6 January 1697 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Madeleine ARCOUET dite LAJEUNESSE was born 21 December 1675 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Madeleine died 5 March 1761 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Madeleine was the child of Jean ARCOUËT dit LAJEUNESSE and Elisabeth PEPIN.

Léonard-Antoine GATIGNON dit DUCHESNE died 14 October 1708 in Montréal, Canada, New France .

son of Louis Gatignon Duchesne and Gilette Mottée (Mattée)

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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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Madeleine ARCOUET dite LAJEUNESSE
Marriage date: 6 January 1697
Marriage place: Champlain, Canada, New France
Madeleine ARCOUET dite LAJEUNESSE was the child of Jean ARCOUËT dit LAJEUNESSE and Elisabeth PEPIN

Children of Léonard-Antoine GATIGNON dit DUCHESNE and Madeleine ARCOUET dite LAJEUNESSE

Thérèse GATIGNON

Born: 11 October 1697, Champlain, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jacques CAILLÉ 11 January 1717 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

François GATIGNON dit DUCHESNE

Born: 11 October 1700, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 28 July 1780, Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)

Married: Marie Josephe DAVID 29 January 1739 Place: Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)

Charlotte GATIGNON

Born: 9 February 1703, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 25 April 1781, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste MÉTRAS dit FENOUILLET 25 October 1723 Place: Champlain, Canada, New France

Marguerite-Catherine GATIGNON dite DUCHESNE

Born: 11 September 1705, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Augustin CAILLÉ 2 May 1730 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Guillaume IMBEAULT (IMBAULT) 16 July 1736 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France

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1697 Marriage / Partner
Léonard-Antoine GATIGNON dit DUCHESNE and Madeleine ARCOUET dite LAJEUNESSE 6 January 1697, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

1697 Birth of Child
Thérèse GATIGNON was born 11 October 1697, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

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

1700 Birth of Child
François GATIGNON dit DUCHESNE was born 11 October 1700, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1703 Birth of Child
Charlotte GATIGNON was born 9 February 1703, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1705 Birth of Child
Marguerite-Catherine GATIGNON dite DUCHESNE was born 11 September 1705, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)