Toussaint
MARCIL dit LESPAGNOL
(b.
13 September 1704
,
Longueuil, Canada, New France
d.
29 December 1755
,
Longueuil, Canada, New France
)
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Toussaint MARCIL dit LESPAGNOL was born 13 September 1704 in Longueuil, Canada, New France
Toussaint MARCIL dit LESPAGNOL was the child of Charles MARCIL (MARSIL) and Marie-Romaine GERVAIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) André MARCIL (MARSIL) dit LESPAGNOL and Marie LEFEBVRE (maternal) Mathieu GERVAIS LE PARISIEN and Marie-Michelle PICARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Toussaint married Agnes ROBIDOUX 27 June 1729 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Agnes ROBIDOUX was born 8 February 1711 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Agnes died 19 January 1750 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Agnes was the child of Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) dit L'ESPAGNOL and Jeanne SÉGUIN.
Toussaint MARCIL dit LESPAGNOL died 29 December 1755 in Longueuil, Canada, New France .
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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