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Jean-Baptiste BIGOT dit DORVAL was born 24 October 1731 in Champlain, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste 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):
Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Josephe MASSÉ 3 May 1756 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe MASSÉ was born 18 April 1733 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine). Marie-Josephe died 23 August 1757 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Marie-Josephe was the child of Jean-Baptiste MASSÉ dit BEAUMIER and Geneviève LEBLANC dite LABRIE.
Jean-Baptiste married (2) Thérèse DURAND dite CHARTIER 8 February 1762 in Champlain, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Thérèse DURAND dite CHARTIER was born abt. 1735 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Thérèse died 31 December 1817 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Thérèse was the child of François DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS and Madeleine DAVID dite BARTHÉLEMY.
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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