Antoine VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ

(b. 1 February 1763 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 November 1832 , Verchères, Lower Canada )

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Antoine VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ was born 1 February 1763 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Antoine VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ was the child of Antoine VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ and Madeleine-Marie PRECOURT dite VANASSE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ and Marie-Madeleine PINEAU dite LAPERLE (maternal) Sebastien VANASSE and Marie-Suzanne BARON dite LUPIEN

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

Antoine married Charlotte-Sophie TRUDEAU 7 February 1785 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . Charlotte-Sophie TRUDEAU was born 15 June 1764 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Charlotte-Sophie died 31 January 1807 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Charlotte-Sophie was the child of Louis-Nicolas TRUDEAU and Marie-Anne CHAGNON.

Antoine married (2) Catherine MEUNIER 5 October 1812 in Verchères, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine MEUNIER was born 29 September 1773 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Catherine died 9 March 1850 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Catherine was the child of François MEUNIER and Thérèse COTE.

Antoine VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ died 24 November 1832 in Verchères, Lower Canada .

m. Charlotte Sophie Trudeau, 7 February 1785
Vercheres, Quebec
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m. Catherine Meunier, 5 October 1812
Vercheres, Quebec

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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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Antoine VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ married

Charlotte-Sophie TRUDEAU-- Date: 7 February 1785 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Charlotte-Sophie TRUDEAU was the child of Louis-Nicolas TRUDEAU and Marie-Anne CHAGNON

Children of Antoine VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ and Charlotte-Sophie TRUDEAU:

Antoine VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ married

Catherine MEUNIER-- Date: 5 October 1812 Place: Verchères, Lower Canada
Catherine MEUNIER was the child of François MEUNIER and Thérèse COTE

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Children of Antoine VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ and Catherine MEUNIER:

Benoni VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ (b.23 November 1815, Verchères, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Louise ROBERT 15 July 1834 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1763 Birth
1 February 1763
Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Antoine VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ and Charlotte-Sophie TRUDEAU 7 February 1785, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 22 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1807 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charlotte-Sophie TRUDEAU died 31 January 1807, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

1812 Marriage / Partner
Antoine VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ and Catherine MEUNIER 5 October 1812, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 49 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Benoni VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ was born 23 November 1815, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Antoine was 52 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England