Jean-Urbain BIGOT dit DORVAL

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16 June 1821 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Born: 16 June 1821 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Jean-Urbain married Emilie COURTOIS 16 August 1852 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Emilie COURTOIS was born 8 August 1832 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly).

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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Spouse & Children of Jean-Urbain BIGOT dit DORVAL

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Jean-Urbain BIGOT dit DORVAL married

Emilie COURTOIS
Marriage date: 16 August 1852
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

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Children of Jean-Urbain BIGOT dit DORVAL and Emilie COURTOIS

Louis DORVAL

Born: abt. 1854, , Ohio, USA
Died: abt. 1926, Central Falls, Rhode Island, USA

Married: Marie Anne DAVIGNON 1876

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Birth — 1821
16 June 1821
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

1852 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Urbain BIGOT dit DORVAL and Emilie COURTOIS 16 August 1852, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 31 years old.

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