Jean TESSIER dit LAVIGNE

(b. 14 June 1663 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 6 December 1734 , Montréal, Canada, New France )

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Jean TESSIER dit LAVIGNE was born 14 June 1663 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Jean TESSIER dit LAVIGNE was the child of Urbain TESSIER dit LAVIGNE and Marie ARCHAMBAULT and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jacques ARCHAMBAULT and Françoise-Chauveau THOURAULT

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

Jean married Jeanne LEBER 21 November 1686 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jeanne LEBER was born abt. 1670 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Jeanne died 10 December 1687 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Jeanne was the child of François LEBER and Jeanne TESTARD.

Jean married (2) Louise CARON 21 April 1688 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louise CARON was born abt. 1671 Louise died 13 April 1703 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Louise was the child of Claude CARON and Madeleine VARENNES.

Jean married (3) Marie Catherine POITIERS dite BUISSON 27 August 1703 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Catherine POITIERS dite BUISSON was born abt. 1671 in New York, USA. Marie Catherine was the child of Jean-Baptiste POITIERS dit BUISSON (POITHIER) and Élisabeth JOSSARD.

Jean TESSIER dit LAVIGNE died 6 December 1734 in Montréal, 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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Jean TESSIER dit LAVIGNE married

Jeanne LEBER-- Date: 21 November 1686 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Jeanne LEBER was the child of François LEBER and Jeanne TESTARD

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Children of Jean TESSIER dit LAVIGNE and Jeanne LEBER:

Paul TESSIER (b.5 November 1687, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 9 November 1687, Montréal, Canada, New France )

Jean TESSIER dit LAVIGNE married

Louise CARON-- Date: 21 April 1688 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Louise CARON was the child of Claude CARON and Madeleine VARENNES

Children of Jean TESSIER dit LAVIGNE and Louise CARON:

Charles TESSIER dit LAVIGNE (b.17 August 1690, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 26 December 1747, , Québec Province, Canada )
m. Marie-Francoise JANSON dite LAPALME 19 March 1723 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
m. Marie-Madeleine PEPIN 29 October 1726 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Louise TESSIER (b.26 March 1692, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 24 April 1757, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Paul DUMOUCHEL 18 November 1709 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
m. Jean BOUCHARD dit LAVALLÉE 8 June 1722 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jean TESSIER dit LAVIGNE married

Marie Catherine POITIERS dite BUISSON-- Date: 27 August 1703 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie Catherine POITIERS dite BUISSON was the child of Jean-Baptiste POITIERS dit BUISSON (POITHIER) and Élisabeth JOSSARD

Children of Jean TESSIER dit LAVIGNE and Marie Catherine POITIERS dite BUISSON:

Louis TESSIER (b.27 April 1710, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 19 February 1745, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Louise PEPIN dite LAFORCE 27 September 1734 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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1663 Birth
14 June 1663
Montréal, Canada, New France

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1686 Marriage / Partner
Jean TESSIER dit LAVIGNE and Jeanne LEBER 21 November 1686, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 23 years old.

1687 Birth of Child
Paul TESSIER was born 5 November 1687, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jean was 24 years old.

1687 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jeanne LEBER died 10 December 1687, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1688 Marriage / Partner
Jean TESSIER dit LAVIGNE and Louise CARON 21 April 1688, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 24 years old.

1690 Birth of Child
Charles TESSIER dit LAVIGNE was born 17 August 1690, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jean was 27 years old.

1692 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise TESSIER was born 26 March 1692, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jean was 28 years old.

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

1703 Marriage / Partner
Jean TESSIER dit LAVIGNE and Marie Catherine POITIERS dite BUISSON 27 August 1703 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 40 years old.

1703 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louise CARON died 13 April 1703, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1709 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise TESSIER married 18 November 1709, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Paul DUMOUCHEL

1710 Birth of Child
Louis TESSIER was born 27 April 1710, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jean was 46 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1722 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise TESSIER married 8 June 1722, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Jean BOUCHARD dit LAVALLÉE

1723 Marriage of Child
Charles TESSIER dit LAVIGNE married 19 March 1723, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Marie-Francoise JANSON dite LAPALME

1726 Marriage of Child
Charles TESSIER dit LAVIGNE married 29 October 1726 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Marie-Madeleine PEPIN

1734 Death
6 December 1734
Montréal, Canada, New France

He died at the age of 71.

Added: 4/3/2015 1:00:28 PM - Updated: 6/2/2020 7:57:56 AM