Louis
TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE
(b.
21 August 1747
,
Deschambault, Canada, New France
d.
20 March 1810
,
Yamachiche, Lower Canada
)
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Louis TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE was born 21 August 1747 in Deschambault, Canada, New France
Louis TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE was the child of Ignace TOUSIGNANT and Angelique LEMAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel TOUSIGNANT and Marie-Catherine LEMAY (maternal) Joseph LEMAY and Marie-Angelique GARNIER (GRENIER)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Louise BERGERON 27 January 1772 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Louise BERGERON was born 10 September 1747 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Louise died 15 February 1815 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Louise was the child of Charles BERGERON and Judith PAILLE.
Louis TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE died 20 March 1810 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Louis 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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