Jean-Baptiste TOUPIN dit DUSSAULT

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4 March 1727 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Died

7 November 1807 , Château-Richer, Lower Canada

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Antoine TOUPIN Françoise LEFEBVRE

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Born: 4 March 1727 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine TOUPIN

Mother: Françoise LEFEBVRE

Paternal grandparents: Antoine TOUPIN , Louise CLOUTIER

Maternal grandparents: Pierre LEFEBVRE , Marie-Madeleine TRUDEL

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Françoise TOUPIN 10 February 1765 in Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Françoise TOUPIN was born 16 February 1736 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Marie-Françoise died 22 July 1772 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Marie-Françoise was the child of Joseph TOUPIN and Anne LEGARE.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Helene GUERIN dite ST-HILAIRE 27 September 1773 in Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada . Helene GUERIN dite ST-HILAIRE was born 30 September 1746 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Helene died 26 February 1811 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Helene was the child of Augustin GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE and Marie-Louise POULIN.

Jean-Baptiste TOUPIN dit DUSSAULT died 7 November 1807 in Château-Richer, 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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Jean-Baptiste TOUPIN dit DUSSAULT married

Marie-Françoise TOUPIN
Marriage date: 10 February 1765
Marriage place: Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Françoise TOUPIN was the child of Joseph TOUPIN and Anne LEGARE

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Helene GUERIN dite ST-HILAIRE
Marriage date: 27 September 1773
Marriage place: Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada
Helene GUERIN dite ST-HILAIRE was the child of Augustin GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE and Marie-Louise POULIN

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Birth — 1727
4 March 1727
Château-Richer, 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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste TOUPIN dit DUSSAULT and Marie-Françoise TOUPIN 10 February 1765, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 37 years old.

1772 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Françoise TOUPIN died 22 July 1772, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

1773 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste TOUPIN dit DUSSAULT and Helene GUERIN dite ST-HILAIRE 27 September 1773, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 46 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.