Joseph SOUCY dit LAVIGNE

(b. 19 July 1704 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 21 July 1745 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France )

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Joseph SOUCY dit LAVIGNE was born 19 July 1704 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Joseph SOUCY dit LAVIGNE was the child of Pierre SOUCY and Elisabeth-Ursule FOUCRAULT (FOUQUEREAU) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean SOUCY dit LAVIGNE and Jeanne SAVONNET (maternal) Urbain-Pierre FOUCAULT (FOUQUEREAU) and Jeanne ROSSIGNOL

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

Joseph married Madeleine MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ 7 January 1727 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Madeleine MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ was born 18 April 1706 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Madeleine died 4 January 1777 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Madeleine was the child of Michel MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ and Angélique THIBAULT (THIBEAU, THIBEAULT).

Joseph SOUCY dit LAVIGNE died 21 July 1745 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France .
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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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Joseph SOUCY dit LAVIGNE married

Madeleine MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ-- Date: 7 January 1727 Place: La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Madeleine MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ was the child of Michel MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ and Angélique THIBAULT (THIBEAU, THIBEAULT)

Children of Joseph SOUCY dit LAVIGNE and Madeleine MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ:

Joseph SOUCY (b.28 December 1727, La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marthe RICHARD 14 June 1751 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Jean-François SOUCY (b.21 May 1729, La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 11 September 1810, La Pocatière, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Brigitte ST-PIERRE 4 March 1753 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Françoise SOUCY (b.3 October 1732, La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 16 August 1760, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada)
m. Jean-Baptiste OUELLET 23 April 1759 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Madeleine SOUCY (b.abt. 1732, , Québec Province, Canada d. 14 May 1824, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph-Marie PELLETIER 20 November 1752 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

André SOUCY (b.27 December 1735, La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 17 May 1819, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Catherine NADEAU 20 June 1758 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Pierre SOUCY (b.8 October 1737, La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 11 April 1821, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Charlotte LEVESQUE 17 January 1763 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marguerite SOUCY (b.20 May 1739, La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 7 August 1808, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph-Jacques-Marie DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE 29 April 1754 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Prisque SOUCY (b.3 July 1741, La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 6 September 1819, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Catherine COTE 20 July 1766 in L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)
m. Marie-Madeleine RIOUX 28 January 1768 in L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)

Charles-François SOUCY (b.14 January 1745, La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 19 February 1833, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )
m. Josephte LECLERC 9 November 1772 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

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1704 Birth
19 July 1704
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1727 Marriage / Partner
Joseph SOUCY dit LAVIGNE and Madeleine MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ 7 January 1727, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 22 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Joseph SOUCY was born 28 December 1727, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Joseph was 23 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Jean-François SOUCY was born 21 May 1729, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Joseph was 24 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Françoise SOUCY was born 3 October 1732, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Joseph was 28 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
André SOUCY was born 27 December 1735, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Joseph was 31 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Pierre SOUCY was born 8 October 1737, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Joseph was 33 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Marguerite SOUCY was born 20 May 1739, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Joseph was 34 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Prisque SOUCY was born 3 July 1741, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Joseph was 36 years old.

1745 Death
21 July 1745
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

He died at the age of 41.

1745 Birth of Child
Charles-François SOUCY was born 14 January 1745, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Joseph was 40 years old.

Added: 2/4/2015 2:53:13 PM - Updated: 3/13/2025 1:35:05 PM