Joseph TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE

Born

5 July 1719 , Lotbinière, Canada, New France

Died

5 November 1790 , Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada

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Noel TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE Agnes-Charlotte METHOT

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Born: 5 July 1719 in Lotbinière, Canada, New France

Father: Noel TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE

Mother: Agnes-Charlotte METHOT

Paternal grandparents: Pierre TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE , Marie-Madeleine PHILIPPE (PHILLIPPE)

Maternal grandparents: Abraham METHOT , Marie-Madeleine MEZERAY dite NOPCES

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Joseph married Marie-Angelique BEAUDET 17 September 1744 in Québec Province, Canada . Marie-Angelique BEAUDET was born abt. 1721 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Angelique died 10 October 1764 in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis). Marie-Angelique was the child of Jacques BEAUDET and Marie-Angélique LEMAY.

Joseph TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE died 5 November 1790 in Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Beaudet Marie-Angelique
m. Poirier Marie-Josephte

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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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Marie-Angelique BEAUDET
Marriage date: 17 September 1744
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Angelique BEAUDET was the child of Jacques BEAUDET and Marie-Angélique LEMAY

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Birth — 1719
5 July 1719
Lotbinière, Canada, New France

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

1744 Marriage / Partner
Joseph TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Angelique BEAUDET 17 September 1744 , , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 25 years old.

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

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.

1764 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Angelique BEAUDET died 10 October 1764, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis)

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.