Genevieve BIGOT dite DUVAL

(b. 28 February 1718 , Champlain, Canada, New France d. 28 January 1790 , Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Genevieve BIGOT dite DUVAL was born 28 February 1718 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Genevieve BIGOT dite DUVAL was the child of Jean-Baptiste BIGOT and Anne-Celeste TURCOT (TURCOTTE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BIGOT dit LAMOTHE and Marie BOUCHARD dite DORVAL (maternal) Jacques TURCOT (TURCOTTE) and Marie-Anne DESROSIERS

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Genevieve married Pierre LEPELLE dit DESMARAIS, LAMOTHE 12 November 1753 in Champlain, Canada, New France . Pierre LEPELLE dit DESMARAIS, LAMOTHE was born 19 December 1714 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Pierre was the child of Alexis LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) and Marie-Jeanne BIGOT.

Genevieve BIGOT dite DUVAL died 28 January 1790 in Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. LePelle Pierre

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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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Genevieve BIGOT dite DUVAL married

Pierre LEPELLE dit DESMARAIS, LAMOTHE-- Date: 12 November 1753 Place: Champlain, Canada, New France
Pierre LEPELLE dit DESMARAIS, LAMOTHE was the child of Alexis LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) and Marie-Jeanne BIGOT

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1718 Birth
28 February 1718
Champlain, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve BIGOT dite DUVAL and Pierre LEPELLE dit DESMARAIS, LAMOTHE 12 November 1753, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

She 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.

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.