Florentin VIGEANT dit TAUPIER

Born

5 June 1727 , Chambly, Canada, New France

Died

30 May 1809 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Jean VIGEANT dit TAUPIER Marie-Anne PERRIER dite OLIVIER

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Born: 5 June 1727 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Father: Jean VIGEANT dit TAUPIER

Mother: Marie-Anne PERRIER dite OLIVIER

Maternal grandparents: Laurent PERRIER dit OLIVIER , Marie BESSETTE (BESSET)

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Florentin married Marie-Josephe ARCHAMBAULT 8 November 1751 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe ARCHAMBAULT was born 2 April 1731 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Josephe died 5 May 1782 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephe was the child of Jean-Baptiste ARCHAMBAULT and Marie-Marguerite HOGUE.

Florentin VIGEANT dit TAUPIER died 30 May 1809 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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Florentin VIGEANT dit TAUPIER married

Marie-Josephe ARCHAMBAULT
Marriage date: 8 November 1751
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Josephe ARCHAMBAULT was the child of Jean-Baptiste ARCHAMBAULT and Marie-Marguerite HOGUE

Children of Florentin VIGEANT dit TAUPIER and Marie-Josephe ARCHAMBAULT

Florentin VIGEANT dit TAUPIER

Born: 31 December 1756, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: 30 November 1818, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN 5 August 1776 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Anne RIEL dite DELORME 10 July 1809 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1727
5 June 1727
Chambly, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Florentin VIGEANT dit TAUPIER and Marie-Josephe ARCHAMBAULT 8 November 1751 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

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

1756 Birth of Child
Florentin VIGEANT dit TAUPIER was born 31 December 1756, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Florentin was 29 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.

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
Florentin VIGEANT dit TAUPIER married 5 August 1776, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephe GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN