Louis LERIGER dit LAPLANTE

(b. 14 August 1769 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 August 1805 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )

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Louis LERIGER dit LAPLANTE was born 14 August 1769 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Louis LERIGER dit LAPLANTE was the child of Jean-Louis LERIGER dit LAPLANTE and Madeleine LEFEBVRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) dit LAPLANTE and Clemence-Catherine ROUGIER (maternal) Pierre LEFEBVRE dit ST-JEAN and Marguerite MOQUIN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Louis married Marie-Louise BROSSEAU 4 February 1793 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise BROSSEAU was born 29 May 1773 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Louise died 24 November 1855 in Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard). Marie-Louise was the child of Louis BROSSEAU and Marie-Louise FRECHETTE.

Louis LERIGER dit LAPLANTE died 24 August 1805 in La Prairie, 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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Louis LERIGER dit LAPLANTE married

Marie-Louise BROSSEAU-- Date: 4 February 1793 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada
Marie-Louise BROSSEAU was the child of Louis BROSSEAU and Marie-Louise FRECHETTE

Children of Louis LERIGER dit LAPLANTE and Marie-Louise BROSSEAU:

Catherine LERIGER dite LAPLANTE (b.3 June 1797, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Simeon LAREAU 25 October 1813 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1769 Birth
14 August 1769
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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)

1793 Marriage / Partner
Louis LERIGER dit LAPLANTE and Marie-Louise BROSSEAU 4 February 1793, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 23 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Catherine LERIGER dite LAPLANTE was born 3 June 1797, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Louis was 27 years old.

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