Louis CHEVIGNY dit DURAND

(b. 2 July 1762 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada d. 23 February 1843 , L'Assomption, Canada East )

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Louis CHEVIGNY dit DURAND was born 2 July 1762 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada

Louis CHEVIGNY dit DURAND was the child of Jacques CHEVIGNY dit DURAND and Marie-Rose PION dite LAFONTAINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques CHEVIGNY dit DURAND and Charlotte LEMAIRE (LEMAITRE) (maternal) Maurice PION dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Thérèse CHICOINE

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

Louis married Marie-Anne RIOPEL 16 January 1781 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Anne RIOPEL was born 27 December 1760 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne died 18 September 1838 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Anne was the child of Joseph RIOPEL and Marie JULIEN.

Louis CHEVIGNY dit DURAND died 23 February 1843 in L'Assomption, Canada East .

m. Riopel Marie-Anne

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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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Louis CHEVIGNY dit DURAND married

Marie-Anne RIOPEL-- Date: 16 January 1781 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne RIOPEL was the child of Joseph RIOPEL and Marie JULIEN

Children of Louis CHEVIGNY dit DURAND and Marie-Anne RIOPEL:

Madeleine CHEVIGNY dite DURAND (b.24 September 1784, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Joseph CHEVIGNY dit DURAND (b.12 June 1789, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 September 1850, L'Assomption, Canada East )

Jean-Baptiste CHEVIGNY dit DURAND (b.19 February 1794, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Charles CHEVIGNY dit DURAND (b.14 May 1800, L'Assomption, Lower Canada d. , )

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1762 Birth
2 July 1762
Saint-Sulpice, Canada

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.

1781 Marriage / Partner
Louis CHEVIGNY dit DURAND and Marie-Anne RIOPEL 16 January 1781, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 18 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Madeleine CHEVIGNY dite DURAND was born 24 September 1784, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Louis was 22 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Joseph CHEVIGNY dit DURAND was born 12 June 1789, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Louis was 26 years old.

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

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

1794 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste CHEVIGNY dit DURAND was born 19 February 1794, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Louis was 31 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Charles CHEVIGNY dit DURAND was born 14 May 1800, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Louis was 37 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

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

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England