François AMIRAULT dit TOURANGEAU

(b. abt. 1644 , France d. 15 April 1737 , Truro, Acadie )

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François AMIRAULT dit TOURANGEAU was born abt. 1644 in France

François AMIRAULT dit TOURANGEAU was the child of ? and ?

François was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1683.

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

François married Marie PITRE DE PALOMCOUP abt. 1683 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Marie PITRE DE PALOMCOUP was born abt. 1665 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie was the child of Jean Beneque PITRE and Marie PESSELEY (PESSELET).

François AMIRAULT dit TOURANGEAU died 15 April 1737 in Truro, Acadie .

Son of Pierre Amirault and Anne Robichaud

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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 AMIRAULT dit TOURANGEAU married

Marie PITRE DE PALOMCOUP-- Date: abt. 1683 Place: Port Royal, Acadia
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Marie PITRE DE PALOMCOUP was the child of Jean Beneque PITRE and Marie PESSELEY (PESSELET)

François Amireau dit Tourangeau, born in c1644 in Touraine, France, hence his dit, may have come to the colony aboard L'Oranger. He married Marie, daughter of Jean Pitre and Marie Pesseley, in c1683. De Meulles counted them at Port-Royal in 1686. François, whom the intendant called a Tourangeau, was age 42, and Marie was 22. They were living with a daughter, age 2. De Meulles did not give the size of their farm or the number of their animals. Marie gave François 11 children, including five sons who created families of their own. Many of them settled in the Cap-Sable area and became the largest family there.

Children of François AMIRAULT dit TOURANGEAU and Marie PITRE DE PALOMCOUP:

Marie Jeanne AMIRAULT (MIREAULT) (b.abt. 1684, , Acadia, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph MIUS D'ENTREMONT 1699 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

François AMIRAULT (MIREAULT) (b.abt. 1687, , Acadia, Canada d. , )
m. Madeleine LORD (LAURE) 16 January 1714 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Joseph AMIRAULT (MIREAULT) (b.8 December 1689, , Acadie d. 22 May 1774, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Marguerite LORD (LAURE) 31 July 1718 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Anne AMIRAULT (b.14 December 1691, , Acadia, Canada d. , )
m. Jacques LEGER dit LAROSETTE 12 January 1717 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Jeanne AMIRAULT (MIREAULT) (b.4 November 1694, Cap Sable, Acadie d. 14 June 1740, Port Royal, Acadia )
m. Jacques GIROUARD 26 November 1725 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Madeleine AMIRAULT (MIREAULT) (b.4 March 1697, Port Royal, Acadia d. 17 October 1757, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Jean COMEAU 3 October 1719 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Pierre AMIRAULT (MIREAULT) (b.29 May 1699, , Acadia, Canada d. , )
m. Marie Anne BRUN 8 July 1726 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Charles AMIRAULT (MIREAULT) (b.abt. 1700, , Acadia, Canada d. , )
m. Claire DUGAS 28 August 1726 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Jacques AMIRAULT (MIREAULT) (b.31 July 1702, Port Royal, Acadia d. , )
m. Jeanne LORD 24 August 1726 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Marguerite AMIRAULT (MIREAULT) (b.9 December 1704, Port Royal, Crown Colony of Carolina d. 18 October 1796, Pubnico Yarmouth County Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. Jacques MIUS D'ENTREMONT 30 September 1723 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Elisabeth AMIRAULT (MIREAULT) (b.abt. 1709, , Acadia, Canada d. , )

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1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1689 Birth of Child
Joseph AMIRAULT (MIREAULT) was born 8 December 1689, , Nova Scotia, Canada

1691 Birth of Child
Anne AMIRAULT was born 14 December 1691, , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

1694 Birth of Child
Jeanne AMIRAULT (MIREAULT) was born 4 November 1694, Cap Sable, Nova Scotia, Canada

1697 Birth of Child
Madeleine AMIRAULT (MIREAULT) was born 4 March 1697, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1699 Birth of Child
Pierre AMIRAULT (MIREAULT) was born 29 May 1699, , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

1702 Birth of Child
Jacques AMIRAULT (MIREAULT) was born 31 July 1702, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1704 Birth of Child
Marguerite AMIRAULT (MIREAULT) was born 9 December 1704, Port Royal, South Carolina, USA

1714 Marriage of Child
François AMIRAULT (MIREAULT) married 16 January 1714 , Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Madeleine LORD (LAURE)

1717 Marriage of Child
Anne AMIRAULT married 12 January 1717, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Jacques LEGER dit LAROSETTE

1718 Marriage of Child
Joseph AMIRAULT (MIREAULT) married 31 July 1718, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Marguerite LORD (LAURE)

1719 Marriage of Child
Madeleine AMIRAULT (MIREAULT) married 3 October 1719, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Jean COMEAU

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1723 Marriage of Child
Marguerite AMIRAULT (MIREAULT) married 30 September 1723 , Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Jacques MIUS D'ENTREMONT

1725 Marriage of Child
Jeanne AMIRAULT (MIREAULT) married 26 November 1725, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Jacques GIROUARD

1726 Marriage of Child
Pierre AMIRAULT (MIREAULT) married 8 July 1726, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Marie Anne BRUN

1726 Marriage of Child
Jacques AMIRAULT (MIREAULT) married 24 August 1726, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Jeanne LORD

1726 Marriage of Child
Charles AMIRAULT (MIREAULT) married 28 August 1726 , Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Claire DUGAS