American Revolutionary War Soldier flag male ancestor  Joseph  DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY

  (b. 15 July 1737 Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France   d. 14 August 1789 Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada )  

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Joseph DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY was born 15 July 1737 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

Joseph DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY was the child of Joseph DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit TOURIGNY   and   Françoise PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBAL and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Marguerite GUILLET (maternal)  Nicolas PERROT (PERRAULT) dit TURBAL and Marguerite-Thérèse BOURBEAU

Joseph had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.

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

Joseph  married  Josephte POISSON 11 February 1765 in Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Josephte POISSON  was born abt. 1748 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).  Josephte died 4 August 1776 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly).  Josephte was the child of François POISSON and Marguerite-Genevieve RIVARD dite LAVIGNE.

Joseph  married  (2) Marguerite POIRIER 17 April 1777 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada .  Marguerite POIRIER  was born abt. 1749 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence).  Marguerite died 30 December 1780 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly).  Marguerite was the child of Claude POIRIER dit GLODICHE and Marguerite CYR.

Joseph DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY died 14 August 1789 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Did You Know? 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.
Did You Know? 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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