Jean-Baptiste TESSIER dit LAVIGNE

(b. 9 February 1745 , Chambly, Canada, New France d. 24 September 1818 , Joliette, Lower Canada )

Am I Your Ancestor?
TESSIER dit LAVIGNE Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!

What started out as our family is now your’s too!

Jean-Baptiste TESSIER dit LAVIGNE was born 9 February 1745 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste TESSIER dit LAVIGNE was the child of Jacques TESSIER dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Louise MONET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste TESSIER dit LAVIGNE and Elisabeth RENAUD (maternal) Nicolas MONET dit BOISMENU and Jeanne VIAU

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Josephe LEBEAU dite LALOUETTE 18 September 1769 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe LEBEAU dite LALOUETTE was born 5 September 1753 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe). Marie-Josephe died 22 October 1818 in Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie). Marie-Josephe was the child of Pierre LEBEAU and Louise FORAND.

Jean-Baptiste TESSIER dit LAVIGNE died 24 September 1818 in Joliette, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Jean-Baptiste appear below.

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)

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Family and Children of Jean-Baptiste TESSIER dit LAVIGNE

[Hide/Show]

Jean-Baptiste TESSIER dit LAVIGNE married

Marie-Josephe LEBEAU dite LALOUETTE-- Date: 18 September 1769 Place: Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe LEBEAU dite LALOUETTE was the child of Pierre LEBEAU and Louise FORAND

Children of Jean-Baptiste TESSIER dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Josephe LEBEAU dite LALOUETTE:

Julien TESSIER dit LAVIGNE (b.29 May 1775, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 September 1832, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Angélique CHAPUT 14 October 1794 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Share the History, Life Events, and Stories of Jean-Baptiste TESSIER dit LAVIGNE
(Add details like birth, baptism, census records, military service, obituary, personal achievements, and more.)

[Hide/Show]

Discovering the Ancestry of Jean-Baptiste TESSIER dit LAVIGNE: Events, Photos & Historical Records

1745 Birth
9 February 1745
Chambly, 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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste TESSIER dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Josephe LEBEAU dite LALOUETTE 18 September 1769, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

He was 24 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Julien TESSIER dit LAVIGNE was born 29 May 1775, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 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.

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)

1794 Marriage of Child
Julien TESSIER dit LAVIGNE married 14 October 1794, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Marie-Angélique CHAPUT

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)