Louis-Antoine TOUPIN dit DUSSAULT

(b. 18 September 1742 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 13 March 1790 , Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis-Antoine TOUPIN dit DUSSAULT was born 18 September 1742 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Louis-Antoine TOUPIN dit DUSSAULT was the child of Jean-Baptiste TOUPIN dit DUSAULT and Marie-Catherine VERONNEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste TOUPIN dit DUSAULT and Madeleine TURCOT (TURCOTTE) (maternal) Louis VERONNEAU and Marguerite MAUGRAS

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Louis-Antoine married Françoise BLAIS 21 November 1774 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . Françoise BLAIS was born 30 June 1755 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Françoise died 20 February 1844 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Françoise was the child of Antoine BLAIS and Agathe ALARIE.

Louis-Antoine TOUPIN dit DUSSAULT died 13 March 1790 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Blais Francoise

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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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Françoise BLAIS-- Date: 21 November 1774 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Françoise BLAIS was the child of Antoine BLAIS and Agathe ALARIE

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1742 Birth
18 September 1742
Neuville, Portneuf, 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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Antoine TOUPIN dit DUSSAULT and Françoise BLAIS 21 November 1774, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 32 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.