Marguerite LAVIGNE dite POUTRE

(b. 22 April 1766 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 April 1841 , Varennes, Canada East )

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Marguerite LAVIGNE dite POUTRE was born 22 April 1766 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Marguerite LAVIGNE dite POUTRE was the child of Augustin LAVIGNE and Marguerite CADIEUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques BRISETOUT dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Anne BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) (maternal) Jean-Baptiste CADIEUX and Marie-Louise JODOIN

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

Marguerite married Jean-Pierre MONGEAU 24 April 1786 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Pierre MONGEAU was born 12 July 1740 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Jean-Pierre died 23 January 1801 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Jean-Pierre was the child of Jean-Pierre MONGEAU and Marguerite LUSSIER.

Marguerite LAVIGNE dite POUTRE died 9 April 1841 in Varennes, 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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Marguerite LAVIGNE dite POUTRE married

Jean-Pierre MONGEAU-- Date: 24 April 1786 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Pierre MONGEAU was the child of Jean-Pierre MONGEAU and Marguerite LUSSIER

Children of Jean-Pierre MONGEAU and Marguerite LAVIGNE dite POUTRE:

Josette MONGEAU (b.abt. 1796, , Québec Province, Canada d. 10 September 1823, Varennes, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste LOISEAU (LOZEAU) 23 September 1816 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1766 Birth
22 April 1766
Varennes, 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)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite LAVIGNE dite POUTRE and Jean-Pierre MONGEAU 24 April 1786, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 20 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)

1801 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Pierre MONGEAU died 23 January 1801, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

1816 Marriage of Child
Josette MONGEAU married 23 September 1816, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Jean-Baptiste LOISEAU (LOZEAU)

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