Marie-Anne
BIGOT dite DORVAL
(b.
11 September 1722
,
Champlain, Canada, New France
d.
7 February 1785
,
Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Marie-Anne BIGOT dite DORVAL was born 11 September 1722 in Champlain, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne BIGOT dite DORVAL was the child of Michel BIGOT dit DORVAL and Marie-Anne TOUTANT and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BIGOT dit LAMOTHE and Marie BOUCHARD dite DORVAL (maternal) Nicolas TOUTANT and Marie-Anne RAUX (RAOUL)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Anne married Jacques BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit COURCHESNE 30 January 1742 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Jacques BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit COURCHESNE was born 11 December 1714 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Jacques died 6 August 1789 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Jacques was the child of Bernard BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit COURCHESNE and Marie-Catherine LEPELE (LEPELLÉ).
Marie-Anne BIGOT dite DORVAL died 7 February 1785 in Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Marie-Anne appear below.
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)
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