Marguerite PITON dite TOULOUSE

(b. 21 December 1716 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 4 March 1790 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marguerite PITON dite TOULOUSE was born 21 December 1716 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Marguerite PITON dite TOULOUSE was the child of Simon-Dominique PITON dit TOULOUSE and Marie BARSA dite LAFLEUR and the grandchild of: (maternal) Andre BARSA and Françoise PILOIS

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Marguerite married Jacques VARIN dit LAPISTOLE June 1735 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jacques VARIN dit LAPISTOLE was born 5 September 1699 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Jacques was the child of Nicolas VARIN dit LAPISTOLE and Marie-Anne RONCERAY.

Marguerite PITON dite TOULOUSE died 4 March 1790 in Montréal, Province of Québec, 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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Marguerite PITON dite TOULOUSE married

Jacques VARIN dit LAPISTOLE-- Date: June 1735 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Jacques VARIN dit LAPISTOLE was the child of Nicolas VARIN dit LAPISTOLE and Marie-Anne RONCERAY

Children of Jacques VARIN dit LAPISTOLE and Marguerite PITON dite TOULOUSE:

Pierre-Marie VARIN dit LAPISTOLE (b.9 September 1741, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 10 April 1822, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Desanges NEVEU (NEVEUX) 9 February 1767 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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1716 Birth
21 December 1716
Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1735 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite PITON dite TOULOUSE and Jacques VARIN dit LAPISTOLE June 1735, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 18 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Pierre-Marie VARIN dit LAPISTOLE was born 9 September 1741, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marguerite was 24 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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Marie VARIN dit LAPISTOLE married 9 February 1767, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Marie-Desanges NEVEU (NEVEUX)

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.