Marie-Agathe BIGOT dite DORVAL

(b. 4 April 1724 , Champlain, Canada, New France d. 15 October 1787 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Agathe BIGOT dite DORVAL was born 4 April 1724 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Marie-Agathe BIGOT dite DORVAL was the child of Michel BIGOT dit DORVAL and Marie-Anne TOUTANT and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BIGOT dit LAMOTHE and Marie BOUCHARD dite DORVAL (maternal) Nicolas TOUTANT and Marie-Anne RAUX (RAOUL)

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Marie-Agathe married Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE 30 June 1742 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was born 7 November 1715 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Alexis died 22 August 1784 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Alexis was the child of Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Renee LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS).

Marie-Agathe BIGOT dite DORVAL died 15 October 1787 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, 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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Family and Children of Marie-Agathe BIGOT dite DORVAL

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Marie-Agathe BIGOT dite DORVAL married

Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE-- Date: 30 June 1742 Place: Champlain, Canada, New France
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Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was the child of Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Renee LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)

Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation, Champlain, QC, Canada

Children of Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Agathe BIGOT dite DORVAL:

Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE (b.abt. 1744, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Louise-Pelagie GENEREUX 23 June 1766 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Agathe DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE (b.abt. 1745, , Québec Province, Canada d. 7 January 1751, Berthierville, Canada, New France )

Guillaume-Barnabe DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE (b.abt. 1747, , Québec Province, Canada d. 3 April 1829, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Josephte LAFERRIÈRE 7 February 1774 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Michel DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE (b.abt. 1749, , Québec Province, Canada d. 3 April 1789, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )

Louise DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE (b.19 January 1752, Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 25 March 1753, Berthierville, Canada, New France )

Marie-Agathe DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE (b.25 November 1755, Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 7 April 1812, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre-Joseph GENEREUX 28 February 1778 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
m. Jean-Baptiste BAILLARGEON dit BEAUCAGE 15 August 1796 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Francois DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE (b.1 July 1759, Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 18 May 1777, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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1724 Birth
4 April 1724
Champlain, Canada, New France

1742 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Agathe BIGOT dite DORVAL and Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE 30 June 1742, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

She was 18 years old.

1751 Death of Child
Agathe DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE died 7 January 1751, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Agathe was 26 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Louise DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 19 January 1752, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Agathe was 27 years old.

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

1753 Death of Child
Louise DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE died 25 March 1753, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Agathe was 28 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Agathe DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 25 November 1755, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Agathe was 31 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Francois DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was born 1 July 1759, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Agathe was 35 years old.

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.

1766 Marriage of Child
Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE married 23 June 1766, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Louise-Pelagie GENEREUX

1774 Marriage of Child
Guillaume-Barnabe DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE married 7 February 1774, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Josephte LAFERRIÈRE

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.

1777 Death of Child
Francois DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE died 18 May 1777, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Agathe was 53 years old.

1778 Marriage of Child
Marie-Agathe DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE married 28 February 1778, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Pierre-Joseph GENEREUX

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Death of Spouse/Partner
Alexis DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE died 22 August 1784, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1787 Death
15 October 1787
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 63.

Added: 9/16/2008 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 7/21/2025 6:16:15 PM