Francois DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY

(b. 26 January 1734 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 18 November 1811 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

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Francois DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY was born 26 January 1734 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

Francois DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY was the child of Joseph DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit TOURIGNY and Françoise PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBAL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Marguerite GUILLET (maternal) Nicolas PERROT (PERRAULT) dit TURBAL and Marguerite-Thérèse BOURBEAU

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Francois married Marguerite PARIS dite LAMADELEINE 23 February 1767 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite PARIS dite LAMADELEINE was born 24 November 1739 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Marguerite died 9 February 1817 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Marguerite was the child of Louis-Ignace PARIS dit LAMADELEINE and Michelle-Renee DAVID dite BARTHÉLEMY.

Francois DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY died 18 November 1811 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada .

m. Paris Marguerite

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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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Family and Children of Francois DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY

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Francois DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY married

Marguerite PARIS dite LAMADELEINE-- Date: 23 February 1767 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite PARIS dite LAMADELEINE was the child of Louis-Ignace PARIS dit LAMADELEINE and Michelle-Renee DAVID dite BARTHÉLEMY

Children of Francois DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY and Marguerite PARIS dite LAMADELEINE:

Joseph TOURIGNY dit DESHAIES (b.5 October 1775, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Josephe RIVARD dite LAVIGNE 20 October 1800 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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1734 Birth
26 January 1734
Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Francois DESHAIES dit TOURIGNY and Marguerite PARIS dite LAMADELEINE 23 February 1767, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 33 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Joseph TOURIGNY dit DESHAIES was born 5 October 1775, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Francois was 41 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.

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

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

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Joseph TOURIGNY dit DESHAIES married 20 October 1800, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Marie-Josephe RIVARD dite LAVIGNE