Marie-Agathe
BIGOT dite DORVAL
(b.
4 April 1724
,
Champlain, Canada, New France
d.
15 October 1787
,
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Marie-Agathe BIGOT dite DORVAL was born 4 April 1724 in Champlain, Canada, New France
Marie-Agathe BIGOT dite 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):
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, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Alexis died 22 August 1784 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). 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 .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Agathe 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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