Michel-Ignace BIGOT dit DORVAL

Born

7 June 1729 , Champlain, Canada, New France

Died

28 February 1812 , Berthierville, Lower Canada

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Michel BIGOT dit DORVAL Marie-Anne TOUTANT

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Michel-Ignace BIGOT dit DORVAL was born 7 June 1729 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Michel-Ignace BIGOT dit DORVAL was the child of Michel BIGOT dit DORVAL and Marie-Anne TOUTANT and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BIGOT dit LAMOTHE and Marie BOUCHARD dite DORVAL (maternal) Nicolas TOUTANT and Marie-Anne RAUX (RAOUL)

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Michel-Ignace married Louise AUBUCHON dite DESALIERS 8 January 1759 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France . Louise AUBUCHON dite DESALIERS was born 27 October 1731 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Louise was the child of Michel AUBUCHON dit DESALLIERS and Catherine DUTEAU.

Michel-Ignace BIGOT dit DORVAL died 28 February 1812 in Berthierville, 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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Louise AUBUCHON dite DESALIERS-- Date: 8 January 1759 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Louise AUBUCHON dite DESALIERS was the child of Michel AUBUCHON dit DESALLIERS and Catherine DUTEAU

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1729 Birth
7 June 1729
Champlain, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Michel-Ignace BIGOT dit DORVAL and Louise AUBUCHON dite DESALIERS 8 January 1759 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

He 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.