François-Benoni PITON dit TOULOUSE

(b. 31 December 1766 , Québec Province, Canada d. abt. 1793 , )

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François-Benoni PITON dit TOULOUSE was born 31 December 1766 in Québec Province, Canada

François-Benoni PITON dit TOULOUSE was the child of Francois PITON dit TOULOUSE and Marie-Solange CHAPUT and the grandchild of: (paternal) François PITON and Jeanne LANTHIER (maternal) Jacques CHAPUT and Marie-Geneviève SENECAL

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François-Benoni married Marie-Josephte MERCURE dite VILLENOUVELLE 4 February 1788 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte MERCURE dite VILLENOUVELLE was born abt. 1766 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean-François MERCURE and Marie-Josephte TOUPIN dite DUSSAULT.

François-Benoni PITON dit TOULOUSE died abt. 1793
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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-Josephte MERCURE dite VILLENOUVELLE-- Date: 4 February 1788 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte MERCURE dite VILLENOUVELLE was the child of Jean-François MERCURE and Marie-Josephte TOUPIN dite DUSSAULT

Children of François-Benoni PITON dit TOULOUSE and Marie-Josephte MERCURE dite VILLENOUVELLE:

Marie-Josephte PITON dite TOULOUSE (b.abt. 1800, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Basile PAPIN 17 June 1817 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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1766 Birth
31 December 1766
Québec Province, Canada

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage / Partner
François-Benoni PITON dit TOULOUSE and Marie-Josephte MERCURE dite VILLENOUVELLE 4 February 1788, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 21 years old.

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