Ursule TESSIER dite LAVIGNE

(b. 26 March 1772 , Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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Ursule TESSIER dite LAVIGNE was born 26 March 1772 in Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Ursule TESSIER dite LAVIGNE was the child of Louis TESSIER dit LAVIGNE and Marguerite-Amable ROY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis TESSIER and Louise PEPIN dite LAFORCE (maternal) Francois ROY dit LA PENSÉE and Angelique BRAULT

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Ursule married George Adam DOCKSTEADER (DEXTRADEUR) 3 February 1791 in Montréal, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
George Adam DOCKSTEADER (DEXTRADEUR) was born 28 February 1762 in Stone Arabia, New York, USA.

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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Ursule TESSIER dite LAVIGNE married

George Adam DOCKSTEADER (DEXTRADEUR)-- Date: 3 February 1791 Place: Montréal, Lower Canada
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Children of George Adam DOCKSTEADER (DEXTRADEUR) and Ursule TESSIER dite LAVIGNE:

Frederic DEXTRADEUR (b.3 July 1796, Oka, Lower Canada d. 2 April 1866, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Canada East)
m. Marie-Rose GERVAIS 29 November 1815 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jean Baptiste DOCKSTEADER (DEXTRADEUR) (b.8 October 1802, Rigaud, Lower Canada d. 12 March 1889, Hudson Falls, New York, USA)
m. Josephte GERVAIS 4 October 1819 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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1772 Birth
26 March 1772
Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

1791 Marriage / Partner
Ursule TESSIER dite LAVIGNE and George Adam DOCKSTEADER (DEXTRADEUR) 3 February 1791, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 18 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Frederic DEXTRADEUR was born 3 July 1796, Oka, Québec, Canada (Mission du Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes)

Ursule was 24 years old.

1802 Birth of Child
Jean Baptiste DOCKSTEADER (DEXTRADEUR) was born 8 October 1802, Rigaud, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Madeleine-de-Rigaud)

Ursule was 30 years old.

Added: 5/6/2025 2:00:39 PM - Updated: 5/6/2025 2:03:21 PM