Louis VIGEANT dit TAUPIER

(b. 14 June 1720 , Chambly, Canada, New France d. 26 January 1796 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Louis VIGEANT dit TAUPIER was born 14 June 1720 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Louis VIGEANT dit TAUPIER was the child of Jean VIGEANT dit TAUPIER and Marie-Anne PERRIER dite OLIVIER and the grandchild of: (maternal) Laurent PERRIER dit OLIVIER and Marie BESSETTE (BESSET)

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

Louis married Thérèse LAPORTE 3 November 1751 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Thérèse LAPORTE was born 6 August 1729 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Thérèse died 28 April 1795 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Thérèse was the child of Paul LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Catherine SAVARIA.

Louis VIGEANT dit TAUPIER died 26 January 1796 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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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Louis VIGEANT dit TAUPIER married

Thérèse LAPORTE-- Date: 3 November 1751 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Thérèse LAPORTE was the child of Paul LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Catherine SAVARIA

Children of Louis VIGEANT dit TAUPIER and Thérèse LAPORTE:

Thérèse VIGEANT (b.8 February 1760, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada d. , )
m. Pierre MANSEAU dit LABONNERIE 12 July 1779 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Josephte VIGEANT dite TAUPIER (b.15 September 1763, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Louis BERTRAND 26 January 1784 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

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1720 Birth
14 June 1720
Chambly, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Louis VIGEANT dit TAUPIER and Thérèse LAPORTE 3 November 1751, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

He was 31 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1760 Birth of Child
Thérèse VIGEANT was born 8 February 1760, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Louis was 39 years old.

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
Josephte VIGEANT dite TAUPIER was born 15 September 1763, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Louis was 43 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 Marriage of Child
Thérèse VIGEANT married 12 July 1779, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Pierre MANSEAU dit LABONNERIE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage of Child
Josephte VIGEANT dite TAUPIER married 26 January 1784, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Louis BERTRAND

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

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