Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE

(b. 8 June 1748 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 30 December 1810 , Beloeil, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE was born 8 June 1748 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE was the child of Christophe BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Marguerite BOUSQUET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Anne MESSIER (maternal) Pierre BOUSQUET and Marie-Anne BANLIER dite LAPERLE (BONELISSE)

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Josephe HEBERT 12 October 1772 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephe HEBERT was born 7 January 1755 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Josephe died 29 January 1831 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Marie-Josephe was the child of Jean-Baptiste HEBERT and Marie-Josephe BANLIER.

Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE died 30 December 1810 in Beloeil, Lower Canada .
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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-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE married

Marie-Josephe HEBERT-- Date: 12 October 1772 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe HEBERT was the child of Jean-Baptiste HEBERT and Marie-Josephe BANLIER

Children of Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Josephe HEBERT:

Antoine BRODEUR (b.22 December 1778, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 January 1862, Saint-Césaire, Canada East )
m. Anne DESRANLEAU 17 October 1803 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Christophe BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE (b.31 July 1782, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 February 1848, Beloeil, Canada East )
m. Marie-Ernestine-Alexandre SENEZ (SENE) 15 October 1804 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

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1722 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Josephe HEBERT 12 October 1772, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 24 years old.

1748 Birth
8 June 1748
Varennes, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE - Baptism

Baptism

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

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.

1778 Birth of Child
Antoine BRODEUR was born 22 December 1778, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Christophe BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE was born 31 July 1782, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Jean-Baptiste was 34 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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)

1803 Marriage of Child
Antoine BRODEUR married 17 October 1803, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Anne DESRANLEAU

1804 Marriage of Child
Christophe BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE married 15 October 1804, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Marie-Ernestine-Alexandre SENEZ (SENE)