Geneviève VIGEANT dite TAUPIER

Born

13 July 1736 , Chambly, Canada, New France

Died

2 August 1777 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean VIGEANT dit TAUPIER Marie-Anne PERRIER dite OLIVIER

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Born: 13 July 1736 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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Geneviève married Jacques DESLANDES dit CHAMPIGNY 20 November 1752 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jacques DESLANDES dit CHAMPIGNY was born 21 January 1721 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Jacques was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESLANDES dit CHAMPIGNY and Josephe SERRAN L'ESPAGNOL.

Geneviève VIGEANT dite TAUPIER died 2 August 1777 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, 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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Geneviève VIGEANT dite TAUPIER married

Jacques DESLANDES dit CHAMPIGNY
Marriage date: 20 November 1752
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Jacques DESLANDES dit CHAMPIGNY was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESLANDES dit CHAMPIGNY and Josephe SERRAN L'ESPAGNOL

Children of Jacques DESLANDES dit CHAMPIGNY and Geneviève VIGEANT dite TAUPIER

Jacques DESLANDES dit CHAMPIGNY

Born: 21 December 1757 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Josephe ALLARD 27 September 1779 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Florentin DESLANDES dit CHAMPIGNY

Born: 22 April 1771, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Françoise SASSEVILLE 14 November 1791 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1736
13 July 1736
Chambly, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève VIGEANT dite TAUPIER and Jacques DESLANDES dit CHAMPIGNY 20 November 1752, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 16 years old.

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

1757 Birth of Child
Jacques DESLANDES dit CHAMPIGNY was born 21 December 1757 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Geneviève was 21 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.

1771 Birth of Child
Florentin DESLANDES dit CHAMPIGNY was born 22 April 1771, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Geneviève was 34 years old.

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.