Laurent TESSIER dit DUCHATEAU

Born

3 June 1655 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

27 September 1687 , Montréal, Canada, New France

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Urbain TESSIER dit LAVIGNE Marie ARCHAMBAULT

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Born: 3 June 1655 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Urbain TESSIER dit LAVIGNE

Mother: Marie ARCHAMBAULT

Maternal grandparents: Jacques ARCHAMBAULT , Françoise-Chauveau THOURAULT

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

Laurent married Anne LEMIRE 20 October 1681 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Anne LEMIRE was born 13 March 1664 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Anne died 11 June 1750 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Anne was the child of Jean LEMIRE and Louise MARSOLET.

Laurent TESSIER dit DUCHATEAU died 27 September 1687 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
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Recorded occupation: Chaudronnier

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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Spouse & Children of Laurent TESSIER dit DUCHATEAU

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Laurent TESSIER dit DUCHATEAU married

Anne LEMIRE
Marriage date: 20 October 1681
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Anne LEMIRE was the child of Jean LEMIRE and Louise MARSOLET

Children of Laurent TESSIER dit DUCHATEAU and Anne LEMIRE

Marie-Anne TESSIER

Born: 26 November 1682, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 8 June 1723, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN 15 May 1707 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste TESSIER

Born: 4 June 1686, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 13 February 1713, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Anne AUBUCHON 7 February 1712 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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Birth — 1655
3 June 1655
Montréal, Canada, New France

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1681 Marriage / Partner
Laurent TESSIER dit DUCHATEAU and Anne LEMIRE 20 October 1681, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 26 years old.

1682 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne TESSIER was born 26 November 1682, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Laurent was 27 years old.

1686 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste TESSIER was born 4 June 1686, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Laurent was 31 years old.