Joseph CHAVIGNY dit LACHEVROTIÈRE

(b. 6 March 1751 , Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 11 December 1817 , Deschambault, Lower Canada )

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Joseph CHAVIGNY dit LACHEVROTIÈRE was born 6 March 1751 in Deschambault, Canada, New France

Joseph CHAVIGNY dit LACHEVROTIÈRE was the child of François CHAVIGNY dit LACHEVROTIÈRE and Marie-Francoise TROTTIER dite LABISSIONNIÈRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François CHAVIGNY (CHANVIGNY) and Geneviève GUYON (maternal) Noel TROTTIER dit LABISSONNIÈRE and Marguerite-Thérèse FAFARD dite LONGVAL

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

Joseph married Marie-Flavie RIVARD 2 March 1778 in Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Flavie RIVARD was born 23 September 1758 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines). Marie-Flavie died 10 February 1827 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Marie-Flavie was the child of Nicolas RIVARD and Marie-Anne GAUTHIER.

Joseph CHAVIGNY dit LACHEVROTIÈRE died 11 December 1817 in Deschambault, 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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Family and Children of Joseph CHAVIGNY dit LACHEVROTIÈRE

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Joseph CHAVIGNY dit LACHEVROTIÈRE married

Marie-Flavie RIVARD-- Date: 2 March 1778 Place: Grondines, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Flavie RIVARD was the child of Nicolas RIVARD and Marie-Anne GAUTHIER

Children of Joseph CHAVIGNY dit LACHEVROTIÈRE and Marie-Flavie RIVARD:

Marie-Flavie CHAVIGNY dite LACHEVROTIÈRE (b.20 August 1784, Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 February 1836, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre DEHOU dit DEVILLERS 23 February 1802 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

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1751 Birth
6 March 1751
Deschambault, Canada, New France

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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Joseph CHAVIGNY dit LACHEVROTIÈRE and Marie-Flavie RIVARD 2 March 1778, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

He was 27 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Marie-Flavie CHAVIGNY dite LACHEVROTIÈRE was born 20 August 1784, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Joseph was 33 years old.

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)

1802 Marriage of Child
Marie-Flavie CHAVIGNY dite LACHEVROTIÈRE married 23 February 1802, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Pierre DEHOU dit DEVILLERS