François-Amable TOUPIN dit DUSAULT

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4 December 1731 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Died

22 May 1803 , Varennes, Lower Canada

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Jean-François TOUPIN dit DUSAULT Marie-Madeleine CONSTANTINEAU

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Born: 4 December 1731 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-François TOUPIN dit DUSAULT

Mother: Marie-Madeleine CONSTANTINEAU

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste TOUPIN dit DUSAULT , Madeleine MÉZERAY

Maternal grandparents: Pierre CONSTANTINEAU , Marie-Françoise LEFEBVRE dite ANGERS

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François-Amable married Marie-Louise PROULX 9 February 1756 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Louise PROULX was born 29 March 1730 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Marie-Louise died 3 June 1779 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Louise was the child of François PROULX and Marie-Thérèse FAUCHER.

François-Amable TOUPIN dit DUSAULT died 22 May 1803 in Varennes, 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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Spouse & Children of François-Amable TOUPIN dit DUSAULT

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Marie-Louise PROULX
Marriage date: 9 February 1756
Marriage place: Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise PROULX was the child of François PROULX and Marie-Thérèse FAUCHER

Children of François-Amable TOUPIN dit DUSAULT and Marie-Louise PROULX

Marie-Louise TOUPIN dite DUSAULT

Born: 28 July 1760, Verchères, Canada
Died: 26 February 1813, Varennes, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste PETIT dit LAPRÉ 6 October 1783 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Angélique TOUPIN dite DUSSAULT

Born: 24 November 1761, Verchères, Canada
Died: 27 November 1798, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph BOULET 9 September 1782 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Fleury TOUPIN dit DUSAULT

Born: 18 February 1766, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Agathe DUBOIS 14 May 1792 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Madeleine TOUPIN dite DUSSAULT

Born: 10 August 1767, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 July 1850, St-Isidore-de-Laprairie, Quebec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER 28 September 1795 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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Birth — 1731
4 December 1731
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1756 Marriage / Partner
François-Amable TOUPIN dit DUSAULT and Marie-Louise PROULX 9 February 1756 , Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

He was 24 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise TOUPIN dite DUSAULT was born 28 July 1760, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

François-Amable was 28 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Angélique TOUPIN dite DUSSAULT was born 24 November 1761, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

François-Amable was 29 years old.

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.

1766 Birth of Child
Fleury TOUPIN dit DUSAULT was born 18 February 1766, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

François-Amable was 34 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine TOUPIN dite DUSSAULT was born 10 August 1767, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

François-Amable was 35 years old.

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.

1779 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Louise PROULX died 3 June 1779, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

1782 Marriage of Child
Angélique TOUPIN dite DUSSAULT married 9 September 1782, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Joseph BOULET

1783 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise TOUPIN dite DUSAULT married 6 October 1783, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Jean-Baptiste PETIT dit LAPRÉ

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Marriage of Child
Fleury TOUPIN dit DUSAULT married 14 May 1792, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Marie-Agathe DUBOIS

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine TOUPIN dite DUSSAULT married 28 September 1795, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER

1798 Death of Child
Angélique TOUPIN dite DUSSAULT died 27 November 1798, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

François-Amable was 67 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

Death — 1803
22 May 1803
Varennes, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 71.

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