Joseph
TOUGAS dit LAVIOLETTE
(b.
15 April 1736
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
28 February 1775
,
Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Joseph TOUGAS dit LAVIOLETTE was born 15 April 1736 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Joseph TOUGAS dit LAVIOLETTE was the child of Gabriel TOUGAS dit LAVIOLETTE and Marguerite LETENDRE dite SAINT-THOMAS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume TOUGAS dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie BRAZEAU (maternal) Thomas LETENDRE dit SAINT-THOMAS and Marie MORINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie-Josephte VAILLANCOURT 4 March 1764 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte VAILLANCOURT was born 20 October 1745 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Marie-Josephte died 5 February 1820 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Marie-Josephte was the child of Joseph VAILLANCOURT and Marie-Josephte PHANEUF.
Joseph TOUGAS dit LAVIOLETTE died 28 February 1775 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Joseph appear below.
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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