Michel
BIGOT dit DORVAL
(b.
abt. 1694
,
Champlain, Canada, New France
d.
20 February 1774
,
Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada
)
Age: 80
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Michel BIGOT dit DORVAL was born abt. 1694 in Champlain, Canada, New France
Michel BIGOT dit DORVAL was the child of François BIGOT dit LAMOTHE and Marie BOUCHARD dite DORVAL and the grandchild of: (maternal) Claude BOUCHARD dit DORVAL and Marguerite BESNARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Michel married Marie-Anne TOUTANT 22 November 1717 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Marie-Anne TOUTANT was born 27 January 1696 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Marie-Anne died abt. 1740 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne was the child of Nicolas TOUTANT and Marie-Anne RAUX (RAOUL).
Michel married (2) Marie-Angélique PROVENCHER 29 October 1742 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France . Marie-Angélique PROVENCHER was born 16 February 1700 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine). Marie-Angélique died 17 January 1758 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Marie-Angélique was the child of Louis PROVENCHER and Simone MASSÉ.
Michel BIGOT dit DORVAL died 20 February 1774 in Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada .
Marriage indicates parents. Death indicates approximate year of birth.
Details of the family tree of Michel 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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