Michel-Ignace
BIGOT dit DORVAL
(b.
7 June 1729
,
Champlain, Canada, New France
d.
28 February 1812
,
Berthierville, Lower Canada
)
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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)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
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 .
m. Aubuchon Louise
Details of the family tree of Michel-Ignace appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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