Christopher BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE

(b. abt. 1754 , Québec Province, Canada d. 17 February 1831 , Varennes, Lower Canada )

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Christopher BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE was born abt. 1754 in Québec Province, Canada

Christopher 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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Christopher married Marie-Anne HAYET dite MALO 13 October 1783 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne HAYET dite MALO was born abt. 1763 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Baptiste HAYET dit MALO and Marie-Anne MONGEAU.

Christopher married (2) Catherine-Elisabeth BISSONNETTE 21 January 1812 in Verchères, Lower Canada . Catherine-Elisabeth BISSONNETTE was born 6 February 1774 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Catherine-Elisabeth died 31 August 1839 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Catherine-Elisabeth was the child of Pierre BISSONNETTE and Louise DANSEREAU.

Christopher BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE died 17 February 1831 in Varennes, Lower Canada .

m. Anne Hayet
m. Catherine Elisabeth Bissonnette

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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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Christopher BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE married

Marie-Anne HAYET dite MALO-- Date: 13 October 1783 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne HAYET dite MALO was the child of Jean-Baptiste HAYET dit MALO and Marie-Anne MONGEAU

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Christopher BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE married

Catherine-Elisabeth BISSONNETTE-- Date: 21 January 1812 Place: Verchères, Lower Canada
Catherine-Elisabeth BISSONNETTE was the child of Pierre BISSONNETTE and Louise DANSEREAU

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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.

1783 Marriage / Partner
Christopher BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Anne HAYET dite MALO 13 October 1783, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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)

1812 Marriage / Partner
Christopher BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Catherine-Elisabeth BISSONNETTE 21 January 1812, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England