Joseph DUSSAULT dit TOUPIN

(b. 3 January 1712 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 5 May 1787 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph DUSSAULT dit TOUPIN was born 3 January 1712 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Joseph DUSSAULT dit TOUPIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste TOUPIN dit DUSAULT and Madeleine TURCOT (TURCOTTE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste TOUPIN dit DUSAULT and Marie GLORIA (maternal) Jacques TURCOT (TURCOTTE) and Marie-Anne DESROSIERS

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Joseph married Elisabeth DIZY dite MONTPLAISIR 9 March 1734 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth DIZY dite MONTPLAISIR was born 1 March 1710 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Elisabeth died 10 October 1739 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Elisabeth was the child of Pierre DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR and Marie-Madeleine BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN).

Joseph DUSSAULT dit TOUPIN died 5 May 1787 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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Joseph DUSSAULT dit TOUPIN married

Elisabeth DIZY dite MONTPLAISIR-- Date: 9 March 1734 Place: Champlain, Canada, New France
Elisabeth DIZY dite MONTPLAISIR was the child of Pierre DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR and Marie-Madeleine BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN)

Children of Joseph DUSSAULT dit TOUPIN and Elisabeth DIZY dite MONTPLAISIR:

Joseph DUSSAULT dit TOUPIN (b.29 June 1735, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 13 December 1789, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Madeleine LEVASSEUR 15 February 1762 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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1712 Birth
3 January 1712
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1734 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DUSSAULT dit TOUPIN and Elisabeth DIZY dite MONTPLAISIR 9 March 1734, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

He was 22 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Joseph DUSSAULT dit TOUPIN was born 29 June 1735, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Joseph was 23 years old.

1739 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elisabeth DIZY dite MONTPLAISIR died 10 October 1739, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1762 Marriage of Child
Joseph DUSSAULT dit TOUPIN married 15 February 1762 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Marie-Madeleine LEVASSEUR

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.

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.