François
TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE
(b.
abt. 1715
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
21 April 1757
,
La-Pérade, Canada, New France
)
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François TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE was born abt. 1715 in Québec Province, Canada
François TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE was the child of Jean-Baptiste TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE and Thérèse-Anne HAMEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Madeleine PHILIPPE (PHILLIPPE) (maternal) Jean HAMEL and Christine-Charlotte GAUDRY dite BOURBONNIÈRESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Marie-Elisabeth AUGER 26 October 1748 in Québec Province, Canada . Marie-Elisabeth AUGER was born abt. 1726 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Elisabeth died 8 February 1751 in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis). Marie-Elisabeth was the child of Louis AUGER and Marie-Elisabeth HOUDE.
François TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE died 21 April 1757 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France .
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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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