François ROBICHAUD dit NIGANNE

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abt. 1677 , Acadia, Canada

Died

8 December 1747 , Port Royal, Acadia

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Étienne ROBICHAUD Françoise BOUDROT

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Born: abt. 1677 in Acadia, Canada

Father: Étienne ROBICHAUD

Mother: Françoise BOUDROT

Paternal grandparents: Louis ROBICHAUD (ROBICHAUX) , Marie DE LA CHAUSSE?

Maternal grandparents: Michel BOUDROT , Michelle AUCOIN

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François married Marie Madeleine THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) abt. 1702 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie Madeleine THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) was born abt. 1681 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marie Madeleine died 4 May 1753 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marie Madeleine was the child of Claude Jean THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) and Marie GAUTROT (GAUTREAU).

François ROBICHAUD dit NIGANNE died 8 December 1747 in Port Royal, Acadia .
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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 François ROBICHAUD dit NIGANNE

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François ROBICHAUD dit NIGANNE married

Marie Madeleine THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT)
Marriage date: abt. 1702
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Marie Madeleine THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) was the child of Claude Jean THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) and Marie GAUTROT (GAUTREAU)

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About 1702 Madeleine, married François Robichaud dit Niganne, son of Étienne Robichaud and Françoise Boudrot, in Acadia, Canada.

(White, Stephen A. Dictionnaire Généalogique des Famillies Acadiennes. volume II. Moncton, Canada: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, Université de Moncton, 1999).

Children of François ROBICHAUD dit NIGANNE and Marie Madeleine THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT)

Francois ROBICHAUD L'AINÉ

Born: abt. 1703, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: abt. 1732, Port Royal, Acadia

Married: Angelique PITRE 24 February 1727 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Marie-Madeleine ROBICHAUD

Born: 26 October 1705, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 12 April 1763,

Married: Joseph DOUCET 6 November 1725 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Marguerite ROBICHAUD

Born: 1 October 1708, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 4 October 1788, Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean Baptiste RICHARD 13 February 1730 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Anne ROBICHAUD

Born: abt. 1710, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,

Married: Charles DUGAS 28 January 1732 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Pierre ROBICHAUD

Born: 15 March 1713, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 5 November 1784, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Françoise LEBORGNE dite BELISLE 16 January 1737 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Francois ROBICHAUD LE JEUNE

Born: 6 September 1716, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 21 May 1764, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Marie LEBORGNE dite BELISLE 7 January 1739 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Madeleine ROBICHAUD

Born: 4 January 1718, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,

Joseph ROBICHAUD

Born: 15 September 1721, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 12 January 1747, Port Royal, Acadia

Louise ROBICHAUD

Born: 11 June 1724, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,

Married: William WINNIET 16 October 1742 Place: Louisbourg, Île Royale, Nova Scotia, Canada (Cape Breton Island)

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

1705 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine ROBICHAUD was born 26 October 1705, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1708 Birth of Child
Marguerite ROBICHAUD was born 1 October 1708, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1713 Birth of Child
Pierre ROBICHAUD was born 15 March 1713, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1716 Birth of Child
Francois ROBICHAUD LE JEUNE was born 6 September 1716, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1718 Birth of Child
Madeleine ROBICHAUD was born 4 January 1718, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1721 Birth of Child
Joseph ROBICHAUD was born 15 September 1721, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1724 Birth of Child
Louise ROBICHAUD was born 11 June 1724, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1725 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine ROBICHAUD married 6 November 1725, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Joseph DOUCET

1727 Marriage of Child
Francois ROBICHAUD L'AINÉ married 24 February 1727, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Angelique PITRE

1730 Marriage of Child
Marguerite ROBICHAUD married 13 February 1730, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Jean Baptiste RICHARD

1732 Marriage of Child
Anne ROBICHAUD married 28 January 1732 , Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Charles DUGAS

1737 Marriage of Child
Pierre ROBICHAUD married 16 January 1737, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Françoise LEBORGNE dite BELISLE

1739 Marriage of Child
Francois ROBICHAUD LE JEUNE married 7 January 1739, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Marie LEBORGNE dite BELISLE

1742 Marriage of Child
Louise ROBICHAUD married 16 October 1742, Louisbourg, Île Royale, Nova Scotia, Canada (Cape Breton Island) to William WINNIET