Jean-Baptiste
BIGOT dit DORVAL
(b.
28 April 1764
,
Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
4 July 1862
,
Québec, Canada East
)
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Jean-Baptiste BIGOT dit DORVAL was born 28 April 1764 in Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste BIGOT dit DORVAL was the child of Jean-Baptiste BIGOT dit DORVAL and Thérèse DURAND dite CHARTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel BIGOT dit DORVAL and Marie-Anne TOUTANT (maternal) François DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS and Madeleine DAVID dite BARTHÉLEMYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Elisabeth ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU) 5 February 1839 in Champlain, Lower Canada . Elisabeth ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU) was born 5 September 1790 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine). Elisabeth was the child of Joseph ROCHEREAU and Marie-Ursule-Genevieve PERRIN.
Jean-Baptiste BIGOT dit DORVAL died 4 July 1862 in Québec, Canada East .
m. Rocheleau Elisabeth
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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)
Family and Children of Jean-Baptiste BIGOT dit DORVAL
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Elisabeth ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU)-- Date: 5 February 1839 Place: Champlain, Lower Canada
Elisabeth ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU) was the child of Joseph ROCHEREAU and Marie-Ursule-Genevieve PERRIN
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Jean-Baptiste BIGOT dit DORVAL and Elisabeth ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU):
Elisabeth ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU)-- Date: 5 February 1839 Place: Champlain, Lower Canada Elisabeth ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU) was the child of Joseph ROCHEREAU and Marie-Ursule-Genevieve PERRIN
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
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1764 Birth 28 April 1764
Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada
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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1839 Marriage / PartnerJean-Baptiste BIGOT dit DORVAL and Elisabeth ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU) 5 February 1839, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
He was 74 years old.
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1862 Death 4 July 1862
Québec, Canada East
He died at the age of 98.
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