Joseph DANIS dit TOURANGEAU

(b. 25 April 1721 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France d. , )

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Joseph DANIS dit TOURANGEAU was born 25 April 1721 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Joseph DANIS dit TOURANGEAU was the child of René DANIS dit TOURANGEAU and Marguerite FORCIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Honoré DANIS dit TOURANGEAU and Pérrine LAPIERRE (maternal) Pierre FORCIER and Marguerite GIRARD

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

Joseph married Catherine PLANTE dite PATENAUDE 11 August 1749 in Yamaska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Catherine PLANTE dite PATENAUDE was born abt. 1719 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Catherine died 15 May 1793 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Catherine was the child of Louis PLANTE and Angélique PATENAUDE.

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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Joseph DANIS dit TOURANGEAU married

Catherine PLANTE dite PATENAUDE-- Date: 11 August 1749 Place: Yamaska, Canada, New France
Catherine PLANTE dite PATENAUDE was the child of Louis PLANTE and Angélique PATENAUDE

Children of Joseph DANIS dit TOURANGEAU and Catherine PLANTE dite PATENAUDE:

Louis-Laurent DANIS dit TOURANGEAU (b.10 June 1750, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 21 July 1821, Yamaska, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephe FORVILLE dite PAPINEAU TESTARD 23 February 1778 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Catherine DANIS dite TOURANGEAU (b.5 April 1753, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 23 April 1814, Yamaska, Lower Canada )
m. Etienne VANASSE 17 January 1774 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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1721 Birth
25 April 1721
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DANIS dit TOURANGEAU and Catherine PLANTE dite PATENAUDE 11 August 1749, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 28 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Louis-Laurent DANIS dit TOURANGEAU was born 10 June 1750, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph was 29 years old.

1753 Birth of Child
Catherine DANIS dite TOURANGEAU was born 5 April 1753, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph was 31 years old.

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