Marie-Angélique TOUSIGNANT dite LAPOINTE
Born: 25 June 1778, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 February 1811, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower Canada
Died: 24 February 1811, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower Canada
Jean-Baptiste
TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE
Born
13 December 1749
,
Lotbinière, Canada, New France
Died
5 June 1795
,
Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower Canada
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Jean-Baptiste had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE
Jean-Baptiste TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE married Marie-Charlotte NAULT
Marriage date: 7 November 1774
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Charlotte NAULT was the child of Joseph-Henri NAULT and Marie-Geneviève RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE
Marie-Charlotte NAULTMarriage date: 7 November 1774
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Charlotte NAULT was the child of Joseph-Henri NAULT and Marie-Geneviève RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE
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Rose TOUSIGNANT dite LAPOINTE
Born: 23 September 1782, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 August 1822,
Died: 9 August 1822,
Jean-Baptiste TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE
Born: 1 May 1785, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 March 1833, Lotbinière, Lower Canada
Died: 4 March 1833, Lotbinière, Lower Canada
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Québec Place Names Through History
Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.
- Early 1600s–1760
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- 1760–1763
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- 1763–1791
- Province of Québec
- 1791–1867
- Lower Canada
- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.
A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
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Birth — 174913 December 1749
Lotbinière, Canada, New France
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 / PartnerJean-Baptiste TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Charlotte NAULT 7 November 1774, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada
He was 24 years old.
Revolutionary War
TOUZIGNANT,Baptiste. St-Pierre-les-Becquets. On raid under Brisset, of St-Jean-Deschaillons, Sergt. of militia for the rebels (BTW)
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.1778 Birth of ChildMarie-Angélique TOUSIGNANT dite LAPOINTE was born 25 June 1778, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste was 28 years old.
1782 Birth of ChildRose TOUSIGNANT dite LAPOINTE was born 23 September 1782, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis)
Jean-Baptiste was 32 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1785 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE was born 1 May 1785, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste was 35 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
Death — 17955 June 1795
Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 45.
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