Marie-Ursule VIDAL dite PIGNANT

(b. 1 June 1773 , Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 August 1832 , Québec, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Ursule VIDAL dite PIGNANT was born 1 June 1773 in Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Ursule VIDAL dite PIGNANT was the child of Francois VIDAL dit PIGNANT and Marie-Charlotte MILLET and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean-Baptiste MILLET and Louise MASSON

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Marie-Ursule married Jean-Baptiste BELAND 16 July 1792 in Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada . Jean-Baptiste BELAND was born 2 March 1752 in Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils). Jean-Baptiste died 18 October 1814 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-François BELAND and Marie-Anne GOULET.

Marie-Ursule VIDAL dite PIGNANT died 16 August 1832 in Québec, 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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Marie-Ursule VIDAL dite PIGNANT married

Jean-Baptiste BELAND-- Date: 16 July 1792 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Jean-Baptiste BELAND was the child of Jean-François BELAND and Marie-Anne GOULET

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1773 Birth
1 June 1773
Neuville, Portneuf, 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 Canada

1792 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Ursule VIDAL dite PIGNANT and Jean-Baptiste BELAND 16 July 1792 , Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

She was 19 years old.