François
MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ
(b.
19 July 1752
,
La Pocatière, Canada, New France
d.
1 June 1826
,
Rivière-du-Loup, Lower Canada
)
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François MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ was born 19 July 1752 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France
François MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ was the child of Joseph MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ and Marie-Anne OUELLET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ and Angélique THIBAULT (THIBEAU, THIBEAULT) (maternal) Joseph OUELLET and Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Catherine DESCHAMPS 10 February 1777 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine DESCHAMPS was born 6 October 1740 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Catherine died 11 October 1803 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre). Catherine was the child of André DESCHAMPS and Marie-Suzanne CAOUETTE (CAOUET).
François MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ died 1 June 1826 in Rivière-du-Loup, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of François appear below.
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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