Francois-Amable
TESSIER dit LAVIGNE
(b.
1 July 1746
,
Repentigny, Canada, New France
d.
2 April 1812
,
Berthierville, Lower Canada
)
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Francois-Amable TESSIER dit LAVIGNE was born 1 July 1746 in Repentigny, Canada, New France
Francois-Amable TESSIER dit LAVIGNE was the child of Jacques TESSIER and Josephte BEAUDOIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ignace TESSIER dit LAVIGNE and Marguerite LUSSIER (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) and Josephte GLORIA dite DESROCHERSSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Francois-Amable married Marie-Catherine HOUDE abt. 1792 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Catherine HOUDE was born 9 January 1757 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Catherine died 18 February 1793 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Catherine was the child of Joseph HOUDE (HOULE) and Agathe-Marie-Rosalie DÉSORCY.
Francois-Amable TESSIER dit LAVIGNE died 2 April 1812 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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)
Family and Children of Francois-Amable TESSIER dit LAVIGNE
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Marie-Catherine HOUDE-- Date: abt. 1792 Place:
Marie-Catherine HOUDE was the child of Joseph HOUDE (HOULE) and Agathe-Marie-Rosalie DÉSORCY
Children of Francois-Amable TESSIER dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Catherine HOUDE:
Elisabeth TESSIER (b.3 November 1792, Berthierville, Lower Canada d. 17 December 1865, Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Canada East )
m. Francois GEOFFROY 7 October 1816 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)
Marie-Catherine HOUDE-- Date: abt. 1792 Place: Marie-Catherine HOUDE was the child of Joseph HOUDE (HOULE) and Agathe-Marie-Rosalie DÉSORCY
Children of Francois-Amable TESSIER dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Catherine HOUDE:
Elisabeth TESSIER (b.3 November 1792, Berthierville, Lower Canada d. 17 December 1865, Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Canada East )m. Francois GEOFFROY 7 October 1816 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)
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1746 Birth 1 July 1746
Repentigny, Canada, New France
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.
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 Canada1792 Birth of ChildElisabeth TESSIER was born 3 November 1792, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
Francois-Amable was 46 years old.
1793 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Catherine HOUDE died 18 February 1793, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
1812 Death 2 April 1812
Berthierville, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 65.
Added: 8/20/2026 2:02:38 PM
- Updated: 8/20/2026 2:06:11 PM
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