Geneviève MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ

(b. 14 January 1735 , L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 5 September 1792 , Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )

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Geneviève MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ was born 14 January 1735 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Geneviève MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ was the child of André MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ (MIGNER) and Geneviève ROUSSEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Andre MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ (MIGNER) and Françoise OUELLET (maternal) Martin ROUSSEAU and Elisabeth THIBAULT

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Geneviève married Pierre GUIGNARD 20 October 1756 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre GUIGNARD was born 19 July 1725 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Pierre died 31 March 1792 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre). Pierre was the child of Pierre GUIGNARD (GIGNARD) and Marie-Josephe PARE.

Geneviève MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ died 5 September 1792 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, 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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Geneviève MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ married

Pierre GUIGNARD-- Date: 20 October 1756 Place: Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Pierre GUIGNARD was the child of Pierre GUIGNARD (GIGNARD) and Marie-Josephe PARE

Children of Pierre GUIGNARD and Geneviève MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ:

Michel GUIGNARD (b.11 May 1757, Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 9 October 1829, Shippagan, New Brunswick, Canada )
m. Marie BOURG 23 January 1792 in Bonaventure, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bonaventure)

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1735 Birth
14 January 1735
L'Islet, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ and Pierre GUIGNARD 20 October 1756, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

She was 21 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Michel GUIGNARD was born 11 May 1757, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Geneviève was 22 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.

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.