Marie-Agathe BIGOT dite DORVAL

Born

4 April 1724 , Champlain, Canada, New France

Died

15 October 1787 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Marie-Agathe BIGOT dite DORVAL

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Born: 4 April 1724 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Parents of Marie-Agathe BIGOT dite DORVAL

Father

Michel BIGOT dit DORVAL

Mother

Marie-Anne TOUTANT

Grandparents of Marie-Agathe BIGOT dite DORVAL

Paternal grandparents

François BIGOT dit LAMOTHE Marie BOUCHARD dite DORVAL

Maternal grandparents

Nicolas TOUTANT Marie-Anne RAUX (RAOUL)

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Agathe married Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE 30 June 1742 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was born 7 November 1715 in Sorel, Canada, New France . Alexis died 22 August 1784 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . Alexis was the child of Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Renee LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS).

Marie-Agathe BIGOT dite DORVAL died 15 October 1787 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Agathe BIGOT dite DORVAL

Marie-Agathe BIGOT dite DORVAL married

Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE
Marriage date: 30 June 1742
Marriage place: Champlain, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was the child of Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Renee LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)

Marriage notes:

Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation, Champlain, QC, Canada

Children of Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Agathe BIGOT dite DORVAL

Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE

Born: abt. 1744, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Louise-Pelagie GENEREUX 23 June 1766 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Agathe DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

Born: abt. 1745, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 7 January 1751, Berthierville, Canada, New France

Guillaume-Barnabe DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE

Born: abt. 1747, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 3 April 1829, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Josephte LAFERRIÈRE 7 February 1774 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Michel DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE

Born: abt. 1749, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 3 April 1789, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Louise DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

Born: 19 January 1752, Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died: 25 March 1753, Berthierville, Canada, New France

Marie-Agathe DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

Born: 25 November 1755, Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died: 7 April 1812, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre-Joseph GENEREUX 28 February 1778 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste BAILLARGEON dit BEAUCAGE 15 August 1796 Place: Berthierville, Lower Canada

Francois DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE

Born: 1 July 1759, Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died: 18 May 1777, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Marie-Agathe'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 — 1724
4 April 1724
Champlain, Canada, New France

1742 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Agathe BIGOT dite DORVAL and Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE 30 June 1742, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

She was 18 years old.

1751 Death of Child
Agathe DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE died 7 January 1751, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Agathe was 26 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Louise DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 19 January 1752, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Agathe was 27 years old.

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

1753 Death of Child
Louise DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE died 25 March 1753, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Agathe was 28 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Agathe DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 25 November 1755, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Agathe was 31 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Francois DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was born 1 July 1759, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Agathe was 35 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.

1766 Marriage of Child
Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE married 23 June 1766, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise-Pelagie GENEREUX

1774 Marriage of Child
Guillaume-Barnabe DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE married 7 February 1774, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada to Josephte LAFERRIÈRE

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.

1777 Death of Child
Francois DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE died 18 May 1777, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Agathe was 53 years old.

1778 Marriage of Child
Marie-Agathe DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE married 28 February 1778, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada to Pierre-Joseph GENEREUX

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Death of Spouse/Partner
Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE died 22 August 1784, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Death — 1787
15 October 1787
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 63.

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