Toussaint
MARTIN dit LADOUCEUR
(b.
17 November 1735
,
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
30 June 1809
,
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada
)
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Toussaint MARTIN dit LADOUCEUR was born 17 November 1735 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France
Toussaint MARTIN dit LADOUCEUR was the child of Pierre MARTIN dit LADOUCEUR and Marie-Jeanne HAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre MARTIN dit LADOUCEUR and Marie-Anne LIMOUSIN dite BEAUFORT (maternal) Pierre HAY and Catherine CAMPEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Toussaint married Marie-Louise VIAU 25 January 1762 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Louise VIAU was born 11 September 1740 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise died 18 February 1812 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise was the child of Jacques VIAU and Marie-Anne GERMAIN.
Toussaint MARTIN dit LADOUCEUR died 30 June 1809 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada.
Details of the family tree of Toussaint appear below.
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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