Michel-Ambroise TOUPIN dit DUSSAULT

Born

26 June 1707 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Died

19 May 1776 , Donnacona, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jacques DUSSAULT dit TOUPIN Romaine CONSTANTINEAU

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Born: 26 June 1707 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques DUSSAULT dit TOUPIN

Mother: Romaine CONSTANTINEAU

Paternal grandparents: François DUSSAULT , Geneviève MEZERAY

Maternal grandparents: Julien CONSTANTINEAU , Marie LANGLOIS

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

Michel-Ambroise married Marie-Anne GODIN 16 November 1739 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne GODIN was born 2 March 1713 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Marie-Anne died 5 April 1799 in Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils). Marie-Anne was the child of Alexis GODIN and Madeleine JACOB.

Michel-Ambroise TOUPIN dit DUSSAULT died 19 May 1776 in Donnacona, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Godin Marie-Anne

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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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Michel-Ambroise TOUPIN dit DUSSAULT married

Marie-Anne GODIN
Marriage date: 16 November 1739
Marriage place: Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne GODIN was the child of Alexis GODIN and Madeleine JACOB

Children of Michel-Ambroise TOUPIN dit DUSSAULT and Marie-Anne GODIN

Marie-Anne TOUPIN

Born: 13 July 1746, Donnacona, Canada, New France
Died: 3 March 1814, Donnacona, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste GODIN 6 June 1768 Place: Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

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Birth — 1707
26 June 1707
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

1739 Marriage / Partner
Michel-Ambroise TOUPIN dit DUSSAULT and Marie-Anne GODIN 16 November 1739, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

He was 32 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne TOUPIN was born 13 July 1746, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

Michel-Ambroise was 39 years old.

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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne TOUPIN married 6 June 1768, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils) to Jean-Baptiste GODIN

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.