Marie-Louise TOUPIN dite DUSAULT

(b. 28 July 1760 , Verchères, Canada d. 26 February 1813 , Varennes, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Louise TOUPIN dite DUSAULT was born 28 July 1760 in Verchères, Canada

Marie-Louise TOUPIN dite DUSAULT was the child of François-Amable TOUPIN dit DUSAULT and Marie-Louise PROULX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-François TOUPIN dit DUSAULT and Marie-Madeleine CONSTANTINEAU (maternal) François PROULX and Marie-Thérèse FAUCHER

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Marie-Louise married Jean-Baptiste PETIT dit LAPRÉ 6 October 1783 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste PETIT dit LAPRÉ was born 28 February 1761 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Jean-Baptiste died 9 December 1822 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste PETIT and Marie-Agnes CELLE (DECELLES) dite DUCLOS.

Marie-Louise TOUPIN dite DUSAULT died 26 February 1813 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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