Louis VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ

(b. 17 February 1725 , Verchères, Canada, New France d. 17 January 1777 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ was born 17 February 1725 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Louis VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ was the child of Louis VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ and Marie-Madeleine PINEAU dite LAPERLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Raymond VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ and Marie-Charlotte CHARRON (maternal) Joseph PINEAU (PINEAULT) dit LAPERLE and Marie-Catherine RICHER dite LAFLECHE

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

Louis married Marie-Anne FOISY 15 January 1748 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 15 children.
Marie-Anne FOISY was born 30 March 1729 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Anne died 13 March 1778 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Marie-Anne was the child of Antoine FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marie-Anne-Jeanne LUSSIER.

Louis VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ died 17 January 1777 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, 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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Family and Children of Louis VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ

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Louis VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ married

Marie-Anne FOISY-- Date: 15 January 1748 Place: Verchères, Canada, New France
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Marie-Anne FOISY was the child of Antoine FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marie-Anne-Jeanne LUSSIER

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Children of Louis VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ and Marie-Anne FOISY:

Marie-Anne VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ (b.18 December 1748, Verchères, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Louise VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ (b.13 May 1750, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 24 April 1804, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Louis JARRET dit BEAUREGARD 26 January 1767 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Louis VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ (b.20 February 1751, Verchères, Canada, New France d. , )

François-Antoine VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ (b.8 November 1753, Verchères, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Elisabeth VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ (b.24 April 1755, Verchères, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Josephe VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ (b.13 September 1757, Verchères, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Anne VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ (b.5 April 1759, Verchères, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Marguerite VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ (b.12 March 1761, Verchères, Canada d. 1 October 1835, Sainte-Scholastique, Mirabel, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph TETREAULT dit DUCHARME 1 October 1781 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Louis-Bruno VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ (b.5 October 1762, Verchères, Canada d. , )

Joseph-Toussaint VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ (b.30 October 1764, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Michel-Melchiade VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ (b.8 December 1765, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Desanges VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ (b.23 April 1767, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Joseph-Luce VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ (b.5 March 1768, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Jean-Baptiste VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ (b.8 December 1769, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Marguerite VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ (b.5 May 1771, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1725 Birth
17 February 1725
Verchères, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Louis VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ and Marie-Anne FOISY 15 January 1748, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 22 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ was born 18 December 1748, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Louis was 23 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ was born 13 May 1750, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Louis was 25 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Louis VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ was born 20 February 1751, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Louis was 26 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Birth of Child
François-Antoine VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ was born 8 November 1753, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Louis was 28 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ was born 24 April 1755, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Louis was 30 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ was born 13 September 1757, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Louis was 32 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ was born 5 April 1759, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Louis was 34 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ was born 12 March 1761, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Louis was 36 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Louis-Bruno VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ was born 5 October 1762, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Louis was 37 years old.

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.

1764 Birth of Child
Joseph-Toussaint VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ was born 30 October 1764, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Louis was 39 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Michel-Melchiade VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ was born 8 December 1765, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Louis was 40 years old.

1767 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ married 26 January 1767, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Louis JARRET dit BEAUREGARD

1767 Birth of Child
Marie-Desanges VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ was born 23 April 1767, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Louis was 42 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Joseph-Luce VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ was born 5 March 1768, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Louis was 43 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ was born 8 December 1769, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Louis was 44 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ was born 5 May 1771, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Louis was 46 years old.

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.