Marie-Josephte MERCURE dite VILLENOUVELLE

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abt. 1766 , Québec Province, Canada

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Jean-François MERCURE Marie-Josephte TOUPIN dite DUSSAULT

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Born: abt. 1766 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Jean-François MERCURE

Mother: Marie-Josephte TOUPIN dite DUSSAULT

Paternal grandparents: Jean-François MERCURE , Marie-Anne DORÉ

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste TOUPIN dit DUSAULT , Thérèse TURCOT

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Marie-Josephte married François-Benoni PITON dit TOULOUSE 4 February 1788 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François-Benoni PITON dit TOULOUSE was born 31 December 1766 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). François-Benoni died abt. 1793 François-Benoni was the child of Francois PITON dit TOULOUSE and Marie-Solange CHAPUT.

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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François-Benoni PITON dit TOULOUSE
Marriage date: 4 February 1788
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
François-Benoni PITON dit TOULOUSE was the child of Francois PITON dit TOULOUSE and Marie-Solange CHAPUT

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Marie-Josephte PITON dite TOULOUSE

Born: abt. 1800, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Basile PAPIN 17 June 1817 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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1788 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte MERCURE dite VILLENOUVELLE and François-Benoni PITON dit TOULOUSE 4 February 1788, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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