Louis
TESSIER dit LAVIGNE
(b.
15 August 1764
,
Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
27 November 1837
,
Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada
)
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Louis TESSIER dit LAVIGNE was born 15 August 1764 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis TESSIER dit LAVIGNE was the child of Nicolas TESSIER dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Josephte TRUDEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas TESSIER and Marie-Charlotte RICHARD (maternal) Pierre-Joseph TRUDEAU and Marie-Josephe BEAUDREAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Catherine BLONDEAU 24 April 1786 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine BLONDEAU was born 5 December 1768 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) . Catherine died 6 March 1845 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada. Catherine was the child of Lambert-Jean-Baptiste BLONDEAU and Marie-Josephe JOLLIET.
Louis TESSIER dit LAVIGNE died 27 November 1837 in Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada.
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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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