Alexandre
TOUPIN dit DUSSAULT
(b.
16 January 1700
,
Château-Richer, Canada, New France
d.
5 January 1759
,
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
)
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Alexandre TOUPIN dit DUSSAULT was born 16 January 1700 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Alexandre TOUPIN dit DUSSAULT was the child of Antoine TOUPIN and Louise CLOUTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Toussaint TOUPIN and Marguerite BOUCHER (maternal) Jean CLOUTIER (CLOUSTIER) and Marie-Josephe-Anne MARTINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Alexandre married Louise CHEVALIER 13 February 1730 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Louise CHEVALIER was born 1 April 1710 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Louise died 30 April 1771 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Louise was the child of Michel CHEVALIER and Charlotte PARENT.
Alexandre TOUPIN dit DUSSAULT died 5 January 1759 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Alexandre 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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