Marie-Josephte MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ

Born

1 October 1722 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Died

9 March 1786 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada

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Michel MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ Angélique THIBAULT (THIBEAU, THIBEAULT)

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Born: 1 October 1722 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Father: Michel MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ

Mother: Angélique THIBAULT (THIBEAU, THIBEAULT)

Paternal grandparents: Andre MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ (MIGNER) , Jacquette MICHAUD (MICHEL)

Maternal grandparents: François-Louis THIBEAULT (THIBAULT) (THIBEAU) , Elisabeth-Agnes LEFEBVRE

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Marie-Josephte married Pierre JEAN 6 February 1742 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Pierre JEAN was born abt. 1715 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Pierre died 22 January 1788 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Pierre was the child of Pierre JEAN and Anne-Madeleine PRINCEAU (PRINSEAU).

Marie-Josephte MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ died 9 March 1786 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, 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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Marie-Josephte MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ married

Pierre JEAN
Marriage date: 6 February 1742
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Pierre JEAN was the child of Pierre JEAN and Anne-Madeleine PRINCEAU (PRINSEAU)

Children of Pierre JEAN and Marie-Josephte MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ

Pierre JEAN

Born: abt. 1742, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 22 April 1792, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe DUBE 14 May 1764 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Francois-Xavier JEAN

Born: abt. 1744, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 23 October 1799, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada

Married: Angélique-Marguerite BELANGER 2 October 1770 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

François Regis JEAN

Born: abt. 1753, , Canada
Died: 31 December 1844, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East

Married: Marie-Josephe GAUVIN 23 February 1778 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Marie-Reine JEAN

Born: 9 January 1766, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 February 1801, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

Married: Alexandre FOURNIER 24 February 1783 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Francoise JEAN

Born: abt. 1767, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 7 March 1795, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre-Basile CHOUINARD 27 February 1786 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1722
1 October 1722
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

1742 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ and Pierre JEAN 6 February 1742, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

She was 19 years old.

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

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 Marriage of Child
Pierre JEAN married 14 May 1764, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephe DUBE

1766 Birth of Child
Marie-Reine JEAN was born 9 January 1766, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Marie-Josephte was 43 years old.

1770 Marriage of Child
Francois-Xavier JEAN married 2 October 1770, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Angélique-Marguerite BELANGER

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.