Jean-Baptiste MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN

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25 December 1704 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

2 April 1772 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean MIEL dit LUSIGNAN Thérèse-Catherine LATOUCHE

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Born: 25 December 1704 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Father: Jean MIEL dit LUSIGNAN

Mother: Thérèse-Catherine LATOUCHE

Maternal grandparents: Roger LATOUCHE , Marie GAREAU

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Marguerite MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE 4 November 1743 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Marguerite MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE was born 16 October 1717 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Marguerite died 24 May 1800 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Marguerite was the child of François MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Marguerite LEDOUX.

Jean-Baptiste MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN died 2 April 1772 in Saint-Ours, 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-Marguerite MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE
Marriage date: 4 November 1743
Marriage place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Marie-Marguerite MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE was the child of François MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Marguerite LEDOUX

Children of Jean-Baptiste MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN and Marie-Marguerite MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

Pierre MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN

Born: 9 October 1748, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 8 October 1827, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Marie GARCEAU 1780 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Antoine MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN

Born: 8 June 1750, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 17 March 1834, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Thérèse DUFAULT 9 August 1773 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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Birth — 1704
25 December 1704
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1743 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN and Marie-Marguerite MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE 4 November 1743, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 38 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Pierre MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN was born 9 October 1748, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jean-Baptiste was 43 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Antoine MIEL (AMIEL) dit LUSIGNAN was born 8 June 1750, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste was 45 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.