Alexis DAVIGNON dit BEAUREGARD

Born

23 March 1736 , Chambly, Canada, New France

Died

21 January 1767 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Alexis married Marie Anne Louise CRÊSTE (CRÊTE) 17 May 1762 in Chambly, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Anne Louise CRÊSTE (CRÊTE) was born 12 February 1746 in Canada. Marie Anne Louise died 16 October 1802 in Pays d'en Haut, Canada. Marie Anne Louise was the child of Henri CRÊSTE (CRÊTE) and Elisabeth LEDUC .

Parents & Family of Alexis DAVIGNON dit BEAUREGARD

Parents of Alexis DAVIGNON dit BEAUREGARD

Father

François DAVIGNON JARRET dit BEAUREGARD

Mother

Madeleine MAILLOT dite LAROCHE

Grandparents of Alexis DAVIGNON dit BEAUREGARD

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Jean MAILLOT dit LAROCHE Marie-Françoise COURAULT dite COULON

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Alexis DAVIGNON dit BEAUREGARD

Alexis DAVIGNON dit BEAUREGARD married

Marie Anne Louise CRÊSTE (CRÊTE)
Marriage date: 17 May 1762
Marriage place: Chambly, Canada
Marie Anne Louise CRÊSTE (CRÊTE) was the child of Henri CRÊSTE (CRÊTE) and Elisabeth LEDUC

Children of Alexis DAVIGNON dit BEAUREGARD and Marie Anne Louise CRÊSTE (CRÊTE)

Marie-Françoise DAVIGNON

Born: 20 August 1763, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis Basile COUSINEAU 10 January 1780

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Alexis's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1736
23 March 1736
Chambly, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Alexis DAVIGNON dit BEAUREGARD and Marie Anne Louise CRÊSTE (CRÊTE) 17 May 1762, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 26 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.