Josephte TOUTANT

(b. 9 July 1729 , Champlain, Canada, New France d. 10 March 1784 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Josephte TOUTANT was born 9 July 1729 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Josephte TOUTANT was the child of Joseph TOUTANT and Françoise RIVARD dite LAGLANDERIE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas TOUTANT and Marie-Anne RAUX (RAOUL) (maternal) Julien RIVARD dit DUFRESNE and Elisabeth THUNAY (TUNÉ) dite DUFRESNE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Josephte married Michel-Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR 15 January 1753 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Michel-Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR was born 20 June 1726 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Michel-Ignace died 27 April 1793 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Michel-Ignace was the child of Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR and Marie-Anne BRISSET (BRISSETTE).

Josephte TOUTANT died 10 March 1784 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, 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.

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Josephte TOUTANT married

Michel-Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR-- Date: 15 January 1753 Place: Champlain, Canada, New France
Michel-Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR was the child of Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR and Marie-Anne BRISSET (BRISSETTE)

Children of Michel-Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR and Josephte TOUTANT:

Michel-Alexis DESY (DISY) (b.21 September 1755, Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 23 July 1840, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada )
m. Genevieve RHEAULT 22 January 1788 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Joseph DIZY (DESY) (b.7 October 1756, Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 20 April 1839, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada )
m. Judith RHEAULT 16 July 1798 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Geneviève DIZY (DESY) (b.24 February 1765, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Pierre GERVAIS 10 June 1782 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

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1729 Birth
9 July 1729
Champlain, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Josephte TOUTANT and Michel-Ignace DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR 15 January 1753, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

She was 23 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Michel-Alexis DESY (DISY) was born 21 September 1755, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Josephte was 26 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Joseph DIZY (DESY) was born 7 October 1756, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Josephte was 27 years old.

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.

1765 Birth of Child
Geneviève DIZY (DESY) was born 24 February 1765, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Josephte was 35 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.