François TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE

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abt. 1744 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

8 June 1805 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada

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Ignace TOUSIGNANT Angelique LEMAY

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Born: abt. 1744 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Ignace TOUSIGNANT

Mother: Angelique LEMAY

Paternal grandparents: Michel TOUSIGNANT , Marie-Catherine LEMAY

Maternal grandparents: Joseph LEMAY , Marie-Angelique GARNIER (GRENIER)

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François married Marie-Josephe GELINAS 6 February 1769 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephe GELINAS was born 3 April 1748 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Josephe died 29 May 1798 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Josephe was the child of Antoine GÉLINAS and Louise LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS.

François TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE died 8 June 1805 in Yamachiche, 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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François TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE married

Marie-Josephe GELINAS
Marriage date: 6 February 1769
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe GELINAS was the child of Antoine GÉLINAS and Louise LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS

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François TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE

Born: 28 November 1769, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Françoise LAFONTAINE 27 January 1806 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Scholastique TOUSIGNANT

Born: 4 January 1784, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 April 1867, St-Sévère, Quebec, Canada

Married: Regis LEFEBVRE dit VILLEMURE 28 January 1811 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
François TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Josephe GELINAS 6 February 1769, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1769 Birth of Child
François TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE was born 28 November 1769, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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.