Joseph TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE

(b. 18 March 1719 , Lotbinière, Canada, New France d. 2 September 1762 , Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada )

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Joseph TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE was born 18 March 1719 in Lotbinière, Canada, New France

Joseph TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE was the child of Michel TOUSIGNANT and Marie-Catherine LEMAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Madeleine PHILIPPE (PHILLIPPE) (maternal) Ignace LEMAY and Anne GIRARD

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Joseph married Marie-Marguerite MASSE 24 May 1751 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France . Marie-Marguerite MASSE was born abt. 1719 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Marguerite died 13 July 1777 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste MASSÉ dit BEAUMIER and Geneviève LEBLANC dite LABRIE.

Joseph TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE died 2 September 1762 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, 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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Marie-Marguerite MASSE-- Date: 24 May 1751 Place: Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France
Marie-Marguerite MASSE was the child of Jean-Baptiste MASSÉ dit BEAUMIER and Geneviève LEBLANC dite LABRIE

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1719 Birth
18 March 1719
Lotbinière, Canada, New France

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

1751 Marriage / Partner
Joseph TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Marguerite MASSE 24 May 1751, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

He was 32 years old.

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