François MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ

Born

19 July 1752 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Died

1 June 1826 , Rivière-du-Loup, Lower Canada

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Joseph MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ Marie-Anne OUELLET

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Born: 19 July 1752 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ

Mother: Marie-Anne OUELLET

Paternal grandparents: Michel MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ , Angélique THIBAULT (THIBEAU, THIBEAULT)

Maternal grandparents: Joseph OUELLET , Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD

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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 .
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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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Catherine DESCHAMPS
Marriage date: 10 February 1777
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine DESCHAMPS was the child of André DESCHAMPS and Marie-Suzanne CAOUETTE (CAOUET)

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Scholasique LEGACE

Born: 5 February 1778, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 December 1843, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Canada East

Married: Joseph ROBICHAUD 25 November 1799 Place: Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

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Birth — 1752
19 July 1752
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1777 Marriage / Partner
François MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ and Catherine DESCHAMPS 10 February 1777, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 24 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Scholasique LEGACE was born 5 February 1778, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

François was 25 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1799 Marriage of Child
Scholasique LEGACE married 25 November 1799, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre) to Joseph ROBICHAUD

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)