Jean
VIGEANT dit TAUPIER
(b.
abt. 1672
,
Saintes, Departement de la Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
d.
7 October 1756
,
Chambly, Canada, New France
)
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Jean VIGEANT dit TAUPIER was born abt. 1672 in Saintes, Departement de la Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Jean VIGEANT dit TAUPIER was the child of ? and ?Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1713.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Marie-Anne PERRIER dite OLIVIER 7 January 1713 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie-Anne PERRIER dite OLIVIER was born 26 March 1694 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Anne died 24 September 1772 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Laurent PERRIER dit OLIVIER and Marie BESSETTE (BESSET).
Jean VIGEANT dit TAUPIER died 7 October 1756 in Chambly, Canada, New France .
son of Francois Vigeant dit Taupier and Jeanne Basin
Details of the family tree of Jean 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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