Christophe LAVIGNE dit BRISETOUT

(b. 2 May 1747 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 31 March 1803 , Varennes, Lower Canada )

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Christophe LAVIGNE dit BRISETOUT was born 2 May 1747 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Christophe LAVIGNE dit BRISETOUT was the child of Jacques BRISETOUT dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Anne BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean BRISETOUT dit LAVIGNE and Françoise VIAU (maternal) Paul BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Marie-Anne BRODEUR

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

Christophe married Marie-Madeleine HAMEL 16 July 1770 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Madeleine HAMEL was born 14 October 1750 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Madeleine died 18 October 1811 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Louis HAMEL and Madeleine CHARBONNEAU.

Christophe LAVIGNE dit BRISETOUT died 31 March 1803 in Varennes, 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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Christophe LAVIGNE dit BRISETOUT married

Marie-Madeleine HAMEL-- Date: 16 July 1770 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Madeleine HAMEL was the child of Louis HAMEL and Madeleine CHARBONNEAU

Children of Christophe LAVIGNE dit BRISETOUT and Marie-Madeleine HAMEL:

Jacques LAVIGNE dit BRISETOUT (b.21 December 1779, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 July 1815, Varennes, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Julie BOUSQUET 7 November 1803 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1747 Birth
2 May 1747
Varennes, 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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Christophe LAVIGNE dit BRISETOUT and Marie-Madeleine HAMEL 16 July 1770, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 23 years old.

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.

1779 Birth of Child
Jacques LAVIGNE dit BRISETOUT was born 21 December 1779, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Christophe was 32 years old.

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)