Alexis DUTEAU dit TOURVILLE

Born

31 May 1771 , Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

15 April 1858 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

Alexis married Madeleine GRONDIN 23 July 1798 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Madeleine GRONDIN was born 19 December 1774 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . Madeleine died 9 April 1825 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . Madeleine was the child of Joseph-Marie GRONDIN and Marie-Josephte HOUDE .

Parents & Family of Alexis DUTEAU dit TOURVILLE

Parents of Alexis DUTEAU dit TOURVILLE

Father

Joseph-Alexis DUTEAU

Mother

Marguerite SAVOIE

Grandparents of Alexis DUTEAU dit TOURVILLE

Paternal grandparents

Charles DUTEAU Françoise DUVAL

Maternal grandparents

Honore SAVOIE Marie Anne COMEAU

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Alexis DUTEAU dit TOURVILLE

Alexis DUTEAU dit TOURVILLE married

Madeleine GRONDIN
Marriage date: 23 July 1798
Marriage place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada
Madeleine GRONDIN was the child of Joseph-Marie GRONDIN and Marie-Josephte HOUDE

Children of Alexis DUTEAU dit TOURVILLE and Madeleine GRONDIN

Marie DUTEAU dite TOURVILLE

Born: abt. 1801, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis GAUDREAU 13 February 1821 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Augustine Octavis TOURVILLE

Born: 26 November 1815, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 15 March 1904, Centervile, Anoka, Minnesota, USA

Married: Luce REAUX dite ALEXANDRE 21 February 1854 Place: , Québec Province, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Alexis's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1771
31 May 1771
Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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)

1798 Marriage / Partner
Alexis DUTEAU dit TOURVILLE and Madeleine GRONDIN 23 July 1798, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

He was 27 years old.

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

1815 Birth of Child
Augustine Octavis TOURVILLE was born 26 November 1815, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Alexis was 44 years old.

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

1821 Marriage of Child
Marie DUTEAU dite TOURVILLE married 13 February 1821, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada to Louis GAUDREAU

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

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

1825 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine GRONDIN died 9 April 1825, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)