François
TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE
(b.
28 November 1769
,
Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
,
)
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François TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE was born 28 November 1769 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
François TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE was the child of François TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Josephe GELINAS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ignace TOUSIGNANT and Angelique LEMAY (maternal) Antoine GÉLINAS and Louise LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERSSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Françoise LAFONTAINE 27 January 1806 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Françoise LAFONTAINE was born 29 May 1771 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Françoise died 29 March 1813 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Françoise was the child of Etienne LAFONTAINE and Marie-Amable MASSÉ.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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