Marie-Josephte
TOUPIN dite DUSSAULT
(b.
10 July 1738
,
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
d.
19 June 1775
,
Donnacona, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Marie-Josephte TOUPIN dite DUSSAULT was born 10 July 1738 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte TOUPIN dite DUSSAULT was the child of Jean-Baptiste TOUPIN dit DUSAULT and Thérèse TURCOT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste TOUPIN dit DUSAULT and Madeleine MÉZERAY (maternal) Jacques TURCOT (TURCOTTE) and Marie-Anne DESROSIERSSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Josephte married Jean-François MERCURE 11 February 1765 in Donnacona, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-François MERCURE was born 7 June 1733 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Jean-François was the child of Jean-François MERCURE and Marie-Anne DORÉ.
Marie-Josephte TOUPIN dite DUSSAULT died 19 June 1775 in Donnacona, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Josephte appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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