Thomas CHEVIGNY dit DURAND

(b. abt. 1707 , Québec Province, Canada d. 20 January 1778 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Thomas CHEVIGNY dit DURAND was born abt. 1707 in Québec Province, Canada

Thomas CHEVIGNY dit DURAND was the child of Jacques CHEVIGNY dit DURAND and Charlotte LEMAIRE (LEMAITRE) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Claude-Louis LEMAIRE and Marie-Charlotte CHARRON

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Thomas married Catherine HUET dite DULUDE 25 February 1743 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Catherine HUET dite DULUDE was born 28 April 1719 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Catherine died 7 October 1754 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Catherine was the child of Jean-Joseph HUET dit DULUDE and Anne GAREAU dite ST-ONGE.

Thomas married (2) Suzanne BISSONNETTE 1 March 1756 in Verchères, Canada, New France . Suzanne BISSONNETTE was born 22 February 1734 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Suzanne died 5 March 1808 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Suzanne was the child of Michel BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Marie-Catherine LUSSIER.

Thomas CHEVIGNY dit DURAND died 20 January 1778 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Bissonnette Suzanne
m. Huet Catherine

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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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Family and Children of Thomas CHEVIGNY dit DURAND

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Thomas CHEVIGNY dit DURAND married

Catherine HUET dite DULUDE-- Date: 25 February 1743 Place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Catherine HUET dite DULUDE was the child of Jean-Joseph HUET dit DULUDE and Anne GAREAU dite ST-ONGE

Children of Thomas CHEVIGNY dit DURAND and Catherine HUET dite DULUDE:

Catherine CHEVIGNY dite DURAND (b.16 March 1744, Verchères, Canada, New France d. , )

Pierre CHEVIGNY dit DURAND (b.29 June 1746, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 4 August 1765, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )

Antoine CHEVIGNY dit DURAND (b.12 April 1748, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 20 June 1748, Verchères, Canada, New France )

Joseph-Marie CHEVIGNY dit DURAND (b.26 September 1749, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 16 February 1779, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marie-Josephe CHEVIGNY dite DURAND (b.8 October 1751, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 22 December 1806, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)

Marie-Louise CHEVIGNY dite DURAND (b.11 May 1754, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 23 February 1776, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE 20 February 1775 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Thomas CHEVIGNY dit DURAND married

Suzanne BISSONNETTE-- Date: 1 March 1756 Place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Suzanne BISSONNETTE was the child of Michel BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Marie-Catherine LUSSIER

Children of Thomas CHEVIGNY dit DURAND and Suzanne BISSONNETTE:

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1743 Marriage / Partner
Thomas CHEVIGNY dit DURAND and Catherine HUET dite DULUDE 25 February 1743, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

1744 Birth of Child
Catherine CHEVIGNY dite DURAND was born 16 March 1744, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

1746 Birth of Child
Pierre CHEVIGNY dit DURAND was born 29 June 1746, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

1748 Birth of Child
Antoine CHEVIGNY dit DURAND was born 12 April 1748, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

1749 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie CHEVIGNY dit DURAND was born 26 September 1749, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

1751 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe CHEVIGNY dite DURAND was born 8 October 1751, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise CHEVIGNY dite DURAND was born 11 May 1754, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

1754 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine HUET dite DULUDE died 7 October 1754, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

1756 Marriage / Partner
Thomas CHEVIGNY dit DURAND and Suzanne BISSONNETTE 1 March 1756, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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.

1765 Death of Child
Pierre CHEVIGNY dit DURAND died 4 August 1765, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

1775 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise CHEVIGNY dite DURAND married 20 February 1775, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE

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.