Francois TOUPIN

(b. 14 February 1752 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France d. 7 July 1832 , Saint-Constant, Lower Canada )

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Francois TOUPIN was born 14 February 1752 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Francois TOUPIN was the child of Jean-Pierre TOUPIN and Madeleine MAILLOUX (MAILLOU) and the grandchild of: (paternal) René TOUPIN and Geneviève LANGLOIS (maternal) Germain MAILLOUX (MAILLOU) dit LAFORCE and Marie-Madeleine GIROUX

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Francois married Catherine BROSSARD 13 April 1774 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Catherine BROSSARD was born 11 October 1751 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Catherine died 16 July 1828 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada. Catherine was the child of Claude-Charles BROSSARD and Marie-Marguerite BISAILLON.

Francois TOUPIN died 7 July 1832 in Saint-Constant, Lower Canada.
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Occupation

Francois TOUPIN was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

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.

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Francois TOUPIN married

Catherine BROSSARD-- Date: 13 April 1774 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Catherine BROSSARD was the child of Claude-Charles BROSSARD and Marie-Marguerite BISAILLON

Children of Francois TOUPIN and Catherine BROSSARD:

Francois TOUPIN (b.16 September 1777, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 February 1847, , Québec Province, Canada )
m. Judith LEGER 2 May 1808 in Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Josephte TOUPIN (b.9 November 1783, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 May 1843, Longueuil, Canada East )
m. Louis MARCIL 9 November 1801 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1752 Birth
14 February 1752
Beauport, Québec, 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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Francois TOUPIN and Catherine BROSSARD 13 April 1774, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 22 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Francois TOUPIN was born 16 September 1777, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Francois was 25 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Josephte TOUPIN was born 9 November 1783, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Francois was 31 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)

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Josephte TOUPIN married 9 November 1801, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Louis MARCIL

1808 Marriage of Child
Francois TOUPIN married 2 May 1808, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion) to Judith LEGER

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)