Jean-Baptiste
TESSIER dit LAVIGNE
(b.
26 January 1672
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
19 May 1736
,
Longueuil, Canada, New France
)
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Jean-Baptiste TESSIER dit LAVIGNE was born 26 January 1672 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste TESSIER dit LAVIGNE was the child of Urbain TESSIER dit LAVIGNE and Marie ARCHAMBAULT and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jacques ARCHAMBAULT and Françoise-Chauveau THOURAULTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Elisabeth RENAUD 4 November 1698 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Elisabeth RENAUD was born 9 October 1681 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Elisabeth died 10 November 1747 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Elisabeth was the child of Antoine RENAUD dit DESMOULINS and Élisabeth HUBERT.
Jean-Baptiste TESSIER dit LAVIGNE died 19 May 1736 in Longueuil, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Jean-Baptiste 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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