Toussaint MARTIN dit LADOUCEUR

Born

17 November 1735 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

30 June 1809 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada

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Pierre MARTIN dit LADOUCEUR Marie-Jeanne HAY

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Born: 17 November 1735 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre MARTIN dit LADOUCEUR

Mother: Marie-Jeanne HAY

Paternal grandparents: Pierre MARTIN dit LADOUCEUR , Marie-Anne LIMOUSIN dite BEAUFORT

Maternal grandparents: Pierre HAY , Catherine CAMPEAU

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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.
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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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Spouse & Children of Toussaint MARTIN dit LADOUCEUR

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Toussaint MARTIN dit LADOUCEUR married

Marie-Louise VIAU
Marriage date: 25 January 1762
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada
Marie-Louise VIAU was the child of Jacques VIAU and Marie-Anne GERMAIN

Children of Toussaint MARTIN dit LADOUCEUR and Marie-Louise VIAU

Toussaint-Louis MARTIN

Born: 25 April 1765, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Andre MARTIN

Born: 27 February 1767, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 April 1809, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Angélique LANGEVIN 4 October 1791 Place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste MARTIN

Born: abt. 1775, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 6 February 1822, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada

Louise MARTIN

Born: abt. 1776, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Marguerite MARTIN

Born: 11 December 1780, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 November 1804, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1735
17 November 1735
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Toussaint MARTIN dit LADOUCEUR and Marie-Louise VIAU 25 January 1762, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

He was 26 years old.

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.

1765 Birth of Child
Toussaint-Louis MARTIN was born 25 April 1765, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Toussaint was 29 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Andre MARTIN was born 27 February 1767, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Toussaint was 31 years old.

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.