Louis DURAND dit CHEVIGNY

(b. 25 December 1725 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 6 November 1783 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis DURAND dit CHEVIGNY was born 25 December 1725 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Louis DURAND dit CHEVIGNY was the child of Louis DURAND and Marie-Anne DEMERS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis DURAND and Elisabeth-Agnes MICHEL dite TAILLON (maternal) Pierre DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Jeanne HOUDE

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Louis married Charlotte TRUDEAU 2 June 1751 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France . Charlotte TRUDEAU was born 16 January 1733 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie). Charlotte died 6 June 1792 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Charlotte was the child of Etienne TRUDEAU and Agnès GARIEPY.

Louis DURAND dit CHEVIGNY died 6 November 1783 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Trudeau Charlotte

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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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Charlotte TRUDEAU-- Date: 2 June 1751 Place: Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Charlotte TRUDEAU was the child of Etienne TRUDEAU and Agnès GARIEPY

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1725 Birth
25 December 1725
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Louis DURAND dit CHEVIGNY and Charlotte TRUDEAU 2 June 1751, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

He was 25 years old.

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.

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.