Joseph MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ

(b. 29 May 1716 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 16 June 1796 , La Pocatière, Lower Canada )

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Joseph MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ was born 29 May 1716 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Joseph MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ was the child of Michel MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ and Angélique THIBAULT (THIBEAU, THIBEAULT) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Andre MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ (MIGNER) and Jacquette MICHAUD (MICHEL) (maternal) François-Louis THIBEAULT (THIBAULT) (THIBEAU) and Elisabeth-Agnes LEFEBVRE

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

Joseph married Geneviève CARON 29 August 1740 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève CARON was born 21 October 1720 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Geneviève died 30 June 1749 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Geneviève was the child of Joseph CARON and Marie-Madeleine BERNIER.

Joseph married (2) Marie-Anne OUELLET 19 November 1750 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Anne OUELLET was born 23 September 1727 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Anne died 9 October 1783 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Anne was the child of Joseph OUELLET and Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD.

Joseph MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ died 16 June 1796 in La Pocatière, 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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Joseph MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ married

Geneviève CARON-- Date: 29 August 1740 Place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Geneviève CARON was the child of Joseph CARON and Marie-Madeleine BERNIER

Children of Joseph MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ and Geneviève CARON:

Marie-Josephte MIGNER dite LAGACÉ (b.3 April 1745, La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean LEBEL 28 June 1773 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ married

Marie-Anne OUELLET-- Date: 19 November 1750 Place: La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne OUELLET was the child of Joseph OUELLET and Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD

Children of Joseph MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ and Marie-Anne OUELLET:

Louis-Marie MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ (b.20 August 1751, La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Rosalie RICHARD 9 October 1775 in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis)

François MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ (b.19 July 1752, La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 1 June 1826, Rivière-du-Loup, Lower Canada )
m. Catherine DESCHAMPS 10 February 1777 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Francoise MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ (b.11 February 1763, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 February 1842, Rivière-du-Loup, Canada East )
m. Michel MICHAUD 7 September 1789 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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1716 Birth
29 May 1716
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1740 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ and Geneviève CARON 29 August 1740, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 24 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte MIGNER dite LAGACÉ was born 3 April 1745, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Joseph was 28 years old.

1749 Death of Spouse/Partner
Geneviève CARON died 30 June 1749, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

1750 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ and Marie-Anne OUELLET 19 November 1750, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 34 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Louis-Marie MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ was born 20 August 1751, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Joseph was 35 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
François MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ was born 19 July 1752, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Joseph was 36 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Francoise MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ was born 11 February 1763, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Joseph was 46 years old.

1773 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte MIGNER dite LAGACÉ married 28 June 1773, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Jean LEBEL

1775 Marriage of Child
Louis-Marie MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ married 9 October 1775, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) to Rosalie RICHARD

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.

1777 Marriage of Child
François MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ married 10 February 1777, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Catherine DESCHAMPS

1783 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne OUELLET died 9 October 1783, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Marriage of Child
Francoise MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ married 7 September 1789, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Michel MICHAUD

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

1796 Death
16 June 1796
La Pocatière, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 80.

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