Toussaint-Augustin
TOUGAS dit LAVIOLETTE
(b.
1 November 1739
,
La Prairie, Canada, New France
d.
22 March 1780
,
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Toussaint-Augustin TOUGAS dit LAVIOLETTE was born 1 November 1739 in La Prairie, Canada, New France
Toussaint-Augustin TOUGAS dit LAVIOLETTE was the child of Charles TOUGAS dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie-Catherine DENIGER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume TOUGAS dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie BRAZEAU (maternal) Jean DENIGER dit SANSOUCY and Catherine SURPRENANTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Toussaint-Augustin married Josephte AUDET dite LAPOINTE 19 July 1773 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Josephte AUDET dite LAPOINTE was born 26 November 1751 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Josephte was the child of Joseph AUDET and Suzanne HERTAULT dite ST-PIERRE.
Toussaint-Augustin TOUGAS dit LAVIOLETTE died 22 March 1780 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Toussaint-Augustin 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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