Christophe BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE

(b. 31 July 1782 , Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 February 1848 , Beloeil, Canada East )

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Christophe BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE was born 31 July 1782 in Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada

Christophe BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE was the child of Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Josephe HEBERT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Christophe BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Marguerite BOUSQUET (maternal) Jean-Baptiste HEBERT and Marie-Josephe BANLIER

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

Christophe married Marie-Ernestine-Alexandre SENEZ (SENE) 15 October 1804 in Beloeil, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Ernestine-Alexandre SENEZ (SENE) was born 16 August 1782 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Marie-Ernestine-Alexandre died 23 April 1879 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Marie-Ernestine-Alexandre was the child of Charles-Ignace SENEZ dit LALIBERTÉ and Marie-Dorothee POUDRETTE dite LAVIGNE.

Christophe BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE died 24 February 1848 in Beloeil, Canada East .
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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 Christophe BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE

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Christophe BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE married

Marie-Ernestine-Alexandre SENEZ (SENE)-- Date: 15 October 1804 Place: Beloeil, Lower Canada
Marie-Ernestine-Alexandre SENEZ (SENE) was the child of Charles-Ignace SENEZ dit LALIBERTÉ and Marie-Dorothee POUDRETTE dite LAVIGNE

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Children of Christophe BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Ernestine-Alexandre SENEZ (SENE):

Marie-Calixte BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE (b.3 September 1805, Beloeil, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste RENAUD 30 September 1822 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

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1782 Birth
31 July 1782
Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada

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

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

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

1804 Marriage / Partner
Christophe BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Ernestine-Alexandre SENEZ (SENE) 15 October 1804, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

He was 22 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Marie-Calixte BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE was born 3 September 1805, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Christophe was 23 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1822 Marriage of Child
Marie-Calixte BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE married 30 September 1822, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Jean-Baptiste RENAUD

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)