Léonard-Antoine GATIGNON dit DUCHESNE

(b. abt. 1668 , France d. 14 October 1708 , Montréal, Canada, New France )

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Léonard-Antoine GATIGNON dit DUCHESNE was born abt. 1668 in France

Léonard-Antoine GATIGNON dit DUCHESNE was the child of ? and ?

Léonard-Antoine was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1697.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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

Léonard-Antoine married Madeleine ARCOUET dite LAJEUNESSE 6 January 1697 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Madeleine ARCOUET dite LAJEUNESSE was born 21 December 1675 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Madeleine died 5 March 1761 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Madeleine was the child of Jean ARCOUËT dit LAJEUNESSE and Elisabeth PEPIN.

Léonard-Antoine GATIGNON dit DUCHESNE died 14 October 1708 in Montréal, Canada, New France .

son of Louis Gatignon Duchesne and Gilette Mottée (Mattée)

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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)

Family and Children of Léonard-Antoine GATIGNON dit DUCHESNE

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Léonard-Antoine GATIGNON dit DUCHESNE married

Madeleine ARCOUET dite LAJEUNESSE-- Date: 6 January 1697 Place: Champlain, Canada, New France
Madeleine ARCOUET dite LAJEUNESSE was the child of Jean ARCOUËT dit LAJEUNESSE and Elisabeth PEPIN

Children of Léonard-Antoine GATIGNON dit DUCHESNE and Madeleine ARCOUET dite LAJEUNESSE:

Thérèse GATIGNON (b.11 October 1697, Champlain, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jacques CAILLÉ 11 January 1717 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

François GATIGNON dit DUCHESNE (b.11 October 1700, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 28 July 1780, Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan))
m. Marie Josephe DAVID 29 January 1739 in Detroit, Michigan, USA

Charlotte GATIGNON (b.9 February 1703, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 25 April 1781, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste MÉTRAS dit FENOUILLET 25 October 1723 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Marguerite-Catherine GATIGNON dite DUCHESNE (b.11 September 1705, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Augustin CAILLÉ 2 May 1730 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
m. Guillaume IMBEAULT (IMBAULT) 16 July 1736 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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1697 Marriage / Partner
Léonard-Antoine GATIGNON dit DUCHESNE and Madeleine ARCOUET dite LAJEUNESSE 6 January 1697, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

1697 Birth of Child
Thérèse GATIGNON was born 11 October 1697, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1700 Birth of Child
François GATIGNON dit DUCHESNE was born 11 October 1700, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1703 Birth of Child
Charlotte GATIGNON was born 9 February 1703, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1705 Birth of Child
Marguerite-Catherine GATIGNON dite DUCHESNE was born 11 September 1705, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)