Jean-Baptiste VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ

(b. 23 May 1728 , Verchères, Canada, New France d. 25 August 1797 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ was born 23 May 1728 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste 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

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Jean-Baptiste married Agathe PICHÉ dite LAMUSETTE 15 February 1751 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Agathe PICHÉ dite LAMUSETTE was born 16 February 1731 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Agathe was the child of Ignace-Joseph PICHÉ dit LAMUSETTE and Marie-Anne EMERY.

Jean-Baptiste VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ died 25 August 1797 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower 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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Jean-Baptiste VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ married

Agathe PICHÉ dite LAMUSETTE-- Date: 15 February 1751 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Agathe PICHÉ dite LAMUSETTE was the child of Ignace-Joseph PICHÉ dit LAMUSETTE and Marie-Anne EMERY

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Children of Jean-Baptiste VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ and Agathe PICHÉ dite LAMUSETTE:

Louis VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ (b.18 September 1753, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 4 September 1825, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Therese JARRET dite BEAUREGARD 5 February 1776 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Pierre VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ (b.10 January 1755, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 16 August 1832, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

Marie-Anne VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ (b.3 January 1757, Verchères, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Agathe VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ (b.5 June 1758, Verchères, Canada, New France d. , )

Theotiste VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ (b.8 February 1760, Verchères, Canada d. 3 January 1821, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Francois DESMARAIS 19 October 1778 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joachim VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ (b.14 March 1761, Verchères, Canada d. 25 December 1839, Montréal, Lower Canada )

Archange-Pélagie VÉGIARD dite LABONTÉ (b.15 January 1763, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 31 January 1844, Saint-Ours, Canada East )
m. François PHANEUF 19 February 1781 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ (b.7 February 1765, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 October 1803, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

Marguerite VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ (b.17 March 1769, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 April 1828, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Louis-Joseph-Emmanuel CORDEAU 7 November 1791 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ (b.abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada d. 21 August 1848, Drummondville, Canada East )

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1728 Birth
23 May 1728
Verchères, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ and Agathe PICHÉ dite LAMUSETTE 15 February 1751, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Louis VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ was born 18 September 1753, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Pierre VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ was born 10 January 1755, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Baptiste was 26 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ was born 3 January 1757, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Baptiste was 28 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Marie-Agathe VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ was born 5 June 1758, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Theotiste VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ was born 8 February 1760, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Joachim VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ was born 14 March 1761, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Baptiste was 32 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Archange-Pélagie VÉGIARD dite LABONTÉ was born 15 January 1763, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Baptiste was 34 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ was born 7 February 1765, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 36 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Marguerite VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ was born 17 March 1769, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 40 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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Louis VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ married 5 February 1776, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Therese JARRET dite BEAUREGARD

1778 Marriage of Child
Theotiste VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ married 19 October 1778 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Francois DESMARAIS

1781 Marriage of Child
Archange-Pélagie VÉGIARD dite LABONTÉ married 19 February 1781, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to François PHANEUF

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 Canada

1791 Marriage of Child
Marguerite VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ married 7 November 1791, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Louis-Joseph-Emmanuel CORDEAU

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)