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Nicolas TESSIER dit LAVIGNE was born 26 August 1735 in Longueuil, Canada, New France
Nicolas TESSIER dit LAVIGNE was the child of Nicolas TESSIER and Marie-Charlotte RICHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste TESSIER dit LAVIGNE and Elisabeth RENAUD (maternal) Jacques RICHARD dit LAROSE and Elisabeth BAUDREAU (BEAUDREAU)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Nicolas married Marie-Josephte TRUDEAU 25 February 1754 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte TRUDEAU was born 18 October 1737 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe). Marie-Josephte died 18 April 1812 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe). Marie-Josephte was the child of Pierre-Joseph TRUDEAU and Marie-Josephe BEAUDREAU.
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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