Michel BROSSOIT dit BOURGUIGNON

Born

21 February 1799 , Île-Perrot, Lower Canada

Died

26 June 1845 , Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Canada East

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Born: 21 February 1799 in Île-Perrot, Lower Canada

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Michel married Rosalie MERCIER 25 June 1821 in Les Cèdres, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rosalie MERCIER was born 6 July 1802 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres). Rosalie died 20 February 1859 in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Québec, Canada (Valleyfield) (Sainte-Cécile).

Michel BROSSOIT dit BOURGUIGNON died 26 June 1845 in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Canada East .
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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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Michel BROSSOIT dit BOURGUIGNON married

Rosalie MERCIER
Marriage date: 25 June 1821
Marriage place: Les Cèdres, Lower Canada

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Children of Michel BROSSOIT dit BOURGUIGNON and Rosalie MERCIER

Louise-Virginie BROSSOIS

Born: 27 December 1831, Saint-Timothée, Lower Canada
Died: 8 April 1859, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Canada East

Married: Pierre OUELLET 9 January 1858 Place: Saint-Timothée, Québec, Canada (Beauharnois)

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Birth — 1799
21 February 1799
Île-Perrot, Lower Canada

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

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Marriage / Partner
Michel BROSSOIT dit BOURGUIGNON and Rosalie MERCIER 25 June 1821, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

He was 22 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Birth of Child
Louise-Virginie BROSSOIS was born 27 December 1831, Saint-Timothée, Québec, Canada (Beauharnois)

Michel was 32 years old.

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada