Alexis
DUSSAULT dit TOUPIN
(b.
18 December 1715
,
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
d.
17 January 1780
,
Donnacona, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Alexis DUSSAULT dit TOUPIN was born 18 December 1715 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Alexis 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 DESROSIERSSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Alexis married Marie-Louise GODIN 26 January 1750 in Donnacona, Canada, New France . Marie-Louise GODIN was born 23 December 1719 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Marie-Louise died 15 April 1790 in Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils). Marie-Louise was the child of Antoine GODIN and Catherine JACOB.
Alexis DUSSAULT dit TOUPIN died 17 January 1780 in Donnacona, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Alexis 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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