Charles BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE

(b. 21 February 1734 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 15 October 1802 , Repentigny, Lower Canada )

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Charles BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE was born 21 February 1734 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Charles BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE was the child of Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie HÉBERT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Anne MESSIER (maternal) Leger HÉBERT and Marguerite-Marie GAMELIN

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Charles married Judith BOUGRET 13 October 1766 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Judith BOUGRET was born 11 December 1743 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Judith died 16 December 1808 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Judith was the child of Jean-Louis BOUGRET dit DUFORT and Marguerite CHICOINE.

Charles BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE died 15 October 1802 in Repentigny, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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Charles BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE married

Judith BOUGRET-- Date: 13 October 1766 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Judith BOUGRET was the child of Jean-Louis BOUGRET dit DUFORT and Marguerite CHICOINE

Children of Charles BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Judith BOUGRET:

Jean-Louis BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE (b.22 April 1777, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada* d. , )
m. Françoise ÉTHIER 19 January 1795 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Jacques BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE (b.27 October 1780, Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 May 1824, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada)
m. Charlotte DELGUEL (DEZIEL) dite LABRÈCHE 9 October 1810 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Québec, Canada

Amable BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE (b.11 June 1784, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 September 1846, Saint-Lin-Laurentides, Montcalm, Canada East )
m. Cecile JANOT dite LACHAPELLE 29 February 1808 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada
m. Sophie PELLETIER 16 May 1825 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada

Francois BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE (b.14 March 1789, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 April 1835, , Québec Province, Canada )
m. Louise ROY 11 February 1817 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)
m. Apolline LALONDE 3 March 1829 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

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1734 Birth
21 February 1734
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

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 / Partner
Charles BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Judith BOUGRET 13 October 1766, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 32 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Jean-Louis BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE was born 22 April 1777, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Charles was 43 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Jacques BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE was born 27 October 1780, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Charles was 46 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Amable BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE was born 11 June 1784, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Charles was 50 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Francois BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE was born 14 March 1789, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Charles was 55 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Marriage of Child
Jean-Louis BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE married 19 January 1795, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Françoise ÉTHIER

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)