François DAVIGNON dit BEAUREGARD

(b. 8 June 1721 , Chambly, Canada, New France d. 22 October 1796 , Chambly, Lower Canada )

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François DAVIGNON dit BEAUREGARD was born 8 June 1721 in Chambly, Canada, New France

François DAVIGNON dit BEAUREGARD was the child of François DAVIGNON JARRET dit BEAUREGARD and Madeleine MAILLOT dite LAROCHE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean MAILLOT dit LAROCHE and Marie-Françoise COURAULT dite COULON

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François married Marie-Françoise MASSÉ dite SANCERRE 18 April 1746 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Françoise MASSÉ dite SANCERRE was born 15 January 1725 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Françoise was the child of Jean-Baptiste MASSÉ dit SANCERRE and Marie BEAUDET.

François DAVIGNON dit BEAUREGARD died 22 October 1796 in Chambly, 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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Family and Children of François DAVIGNON dit BEAUREGARD

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François DAVIGNON dit BEAUREGARD married

Marie-Françoise MASSÉ dite SANCERRE-- Date: 18 April 1746 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
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Marie-Françoise MASSÉ dite SANCERRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste MASSÉ dit SANCERRE and Marie BEAUDET

Children of François DAVIGNON dit BEAUREGARD and Marie-Françoise MASSÉ dite SANCERRE:

Marie-Agathe DAVIGNON (b.30 July 1750, Chambly, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Louis GABORIAULT dit LAPALME 22 January 1770 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marguerite DAVIGNON dite BEAUREGARD (b.6 December 1751, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 6 December 1787, , Québec Province, Canada )
m. Jacques BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS 22 February 1773 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Archange DAVIGNON (b.30 July 1757, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 12 December 1838, Iberville, Lower Canada )
m. Thomas MARIER 24 February 1783 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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1721 Birth
8 June 1721
Chambly, Canada, New France

1746 Marriage / Partner
François DAVIGNON dit BEAUREGARD and Marie-Françoise MASSÉ dite SANCERRE 18 April 1746, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

He was 24 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Agathe DAVIGNON was born 30 July 1750, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François was 29 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marguerite DAVIGNON dite BEAUREGARD was born 6 December 1751, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François was 30 years old.

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

1757 Birth of Child
Archange DAVIGNON was born 30 July 1757, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François was 36 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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Marie-Agathe DAVIGNON married 22 January 1770, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Louis GABORIAULT dit LAPALME

1773 Marriage of Child
Marguerite DAVIGNON dite BEAUREGARD married 22 February 1773, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Jacques BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS

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.