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Jean-Urbain BIGOT dit DORVAL was born 16 June 1821 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Jean-Urbain BIGOT dit DORVAL was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Urbain married Emilie COURTOIS 16 August 1852 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Emilie COURTOIS was born 8 August 1832 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly).
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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 Jean-Urbain BIGOT dit DORVAL
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Emilie COURTOIS-- Date: 16 August 1852 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Jean-Urbain BIGOT dit DORVAL and Emilie COURTOIS:
Louis DORVAL (b.abt. 1854, , Ohio, USA d. abt. 1926, Central Falls, Rhode Island, USA)
m. Marie Anne DAVIGNON 1876
Emilie COURTOIS-- Date: 16 August 1852 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Jean-Urbain BIGOT dit DORVAL and Emilie COURTOIS:
Louis DORVAL (b.abt. 1854, , Ohio, USA d. abt. 1926, Central Falls, Rhode Island, USA)m. Marie Anne DAVIGNON 1876
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1821 Birth 16 June 1821
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
1852 Marriage / PartnerJean-Urbain BIGOT dit DORVAL and Emilie COURTOIS 16 August 1852, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)
He was 31 years old.
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