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 .
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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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Louis TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE married

Louise BERGERON-- Date: 27 January 1772 Place: Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Louise BERGERON was the child of Charles BERGERON and Judith PAILLE

Children of Louis TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE and Louise BERGERON:

Françoise TOUSIGNANT dite LAPOINTE (b.9 November 1775, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. François DÉZIEL dit LABRECHE 20 January 1794 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie TOUSIGNANT (b.19 January 1780, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 April 1866, Yamachiche, Canada East )
m. Pierre MILOT 10 February 1800 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marguerite TOUSIGNANT dite LAPOINTE (b.abt. 1781, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Charles BELLEMARE 21 July 1806 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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1747 Birth
21 August 1747
Deschambault, Canada, New France

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

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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Louis TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE and Louise BERGERON 27 January 1772, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

He was 24 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Françoise TOUSIGNANT dite LAPOINTE was born 9 November 1775, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Louis was 28 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.

1780 Birth of Child
Marie TOUSIGNANT was born 19 January 1780, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Louis was 32 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Marriage of Child
Françoise TOUSIGNANT dite LAPOINTE married 20 January 1794, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to François DÉZIEL dit LABRECHE

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Marriage of Child
Marie TOUSIGNANT married 10 February 1800, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Pierre MILOT

1806 Marriage of Child
Marguerite TOUSIGNANT dite LAPOINTE married 21 July 1806, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Charles BELLEMARE