Ursule TESSIER dite LAVIGNE

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26 March 1772 , Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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Louis TESSIER dit LAVIGNE Marguerite-Amable ROY

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Born: 26 March 1772 in Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Louis TESSIER dit LAVIGNE

Mother: Marguerite-Amable ROY

Paternal grandparents: Louis TESSIER , Louise PEPIN dite LAFORCE

Maternal grandparents: Francois ROY dit LA PENSÉE , Angelique BRAULT

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Ursule married George Adam DOCKSTEADER (DEXTRADEUR) 3 February 1791 in Montréal, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
George Adam DOCKSTEADER (DEXTRADEUR) was born 28 February 1762 in Stone Arabia, New York, USA.

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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Ursule TESSIER dite LAVIGNE married

George Adam DOCKSTEADER (DEXTRADEUR)
Marriage date: 3 February 1791
Marriage place: Montréal, Lower Canada

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Children of George Adam DOCKSTEADER (DEXTRADEUR) and Ursule TESSIER dite LAVIGNE

Frederic DEXTRADEUR

Born: 3 July 1796, Oka, Lower Canada
Died: 2 April 1866, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Canada East

Married: Marie-Rose GERVAIS 29 November 1815 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jean Baptiste DOCKSTEADER (DEXTRADEUR)

Born: 8 October 1802, Rigaud, Lower Canada
Died: 12 March 1889, Hudson Falls, New York, USA

Married: Josephte GERVAIS 4 October 1819 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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Birth — 1772
26 March 1772
Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

1791 Marriage / Partner
Ursule TESSIER dite LAVIGNE and George Adam DOCKSTEADER (DEXTRADEUR) 3 February 1791, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 18 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Frederic DEXTRADEUR was born 3 July 1796, Oka, Québec, Canada (Mission du Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes)

Ursule was 24 years old.

1802 Birth of Child
Jean Baptiste DOCKSTEADER (DEXTRADEUR) was born 8 October 1802, Rigaud, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Madeleine-de-Rigaud)

Ursule was 30 years old.

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