Louis BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE

(b. 10 May 1740 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 3 November 1822 , Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada )

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Louis BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE was born 10 May 1740 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Louis BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE was the child of Joseph BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Madeleine GAUTHIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Anne MESSIER (maternal) Jean GAUTHIER (GAULTIER) and Jeanne-Marie-Anne PETIT dite LAPRE

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Louis married Judith HEBERT 15 July 1765 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . Judith HEBERT was born 6 September 1746 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Judith was the child of Augustin HEBERT and Louise GAUTHIER.

Louis BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE died 3 November 1822 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, 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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Judith HEBERT-- Date: 15 July 1765 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Judith HEBERT was the child of Augustin HEBERT and Louise GAUTHIER

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1740 Birth
10 May 1740
Varennes, Canada, New France

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Louis BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Judith HEBERT 15 July 1765, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 25 years old.

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.