Thomas-Alexis
TOUPIN dit DUSSAULT
(b.
18 December 1746
,
Donnacona, Canada, New France
d.
28 March 1810
,
Donnacona, Lower Canada
)
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Thomas-Alexis TOUPIN dit DUSSAULT was born 18 December 1746 in Donnacona, Canada, New France
Thomas-Alexis 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 MAUGRASSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Thomas-Alexis married Madeleine CARPENTIER 10 February 1772 in Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada . Madeleine CARPENTIER was born 14 November 1751 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Madeleine died 4 April 1810 in Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils). Madeleine was the child of Pierre CARPENTIER and Madeleine AIDE dite CREQUIS.
Thomas-Alexis TOUPIN dit DUSSAULT died 28 March 1810 in Donnacona, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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