Françoise TOUSIGNANT dite LAPOINTE

(b. 9 November 1775 , Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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Françoise TOUSIGNANT dite LAPOINTE was born 9 November 1775 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada

Françoise TOUSIGNANT dite LAPOINTE was the child of Louis TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE and Louise BERGERON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ignace TOUSIGNANT and Angelique LEMAY (maternal) Charles BERGERON and Judith PAILLE

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Françoise married François DÉZIEL dit LABRECHE 20 January 1794 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
François DÉZIEL dit LABRECHE was born abt. 1773 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). François died 19 January 1823 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). François was the child of Jean-Baptiste LABRECHE dit DÉZIEL and Marie-Anne LAMPRON dite LACHARITÉ.

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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Françoise TOUSIGNANT dite LAPOINTE married

François DÉZIEL dit LABRECHE-- Date: 20 January 1794 Place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada
François DÉZIEL dit LABRECHE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LABRECHE dit DÉZIEL and Marie-Anne LAMPRON dite LACHARITÉ

Children of François DÉZIEL dit LABRECHE and Françoise TOUSIGNANT dite LAPOINTE:

Luc DÉZIEL dit LABRECHE (b.31 January 1806, Yamachiche, Lower Canada d. 30 October 1890, St-Sévère, Quebec, Canada)
m. Esther MATTEAU 23 February 1829 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marguerite DÉZIEL dite LABRECHE (b.abt. 1809, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Alexis LAMPRON 9 February 1830 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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1775 Birth
9 November 1775
Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada

1794 Marriage / Partner
Françoise TOUSIGNANT dite LAPOINTE and François DÉZIEL dit LABRECHE 20 January 1794, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 18 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Luc DÉZIEL dit LABRECHE was born 31 January 1806, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Françoise was 30 years old.

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