Charles TOUGAS dit LAVIOLETTE

(b. 6 September 1736 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 24 July 1802 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )

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Charles TOUGAS dit LAVIOLETTE was born 6 September 1736 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Charles TOUGAS dit LAVIOLETTE was the child of Charles TOUGAS dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie-Catherine DENIGER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume TOUGAS dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie BRAZEAU (maternal) Jean DENIGER dit SANSOUCY and Catherine SURPRENANT

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Charles married Charlotte CAILLÉ dite BISCORNET 8 February 1768 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte CAILLÉ dite BISCORNET was born 16 February 1750 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Charlotte died 17 November 1805 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Charlotte was the child of Jean CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET and Charlotte GOYAU dite LAGARDE.

Charles TOUGAS dit LAVIOLETTE died 24 July 1802 in La Prairie, Lower 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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Charles TOUGAS dit LAVIOLETTE married

Charlotte CAILLÉ dite BISCORNET-- Date: 8 February 1768 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Charlotte CAILLÉ dite BISCORNET was the child of Jean CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET and Charlotte GOYAU dite LAGARDE

Children of Charles TOUGAS dit LAVIOLETTE and Charlotte CAILLÉ dite BISCORNET:

Charles TOUGAS (b.28 November 1773, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 July 1870, La Prairie, Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Anne BROSSARD 23 November 1801 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1736 Birth
6 September 1736
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Charles TOUGAS dit LAVIOLETTE and Charlotte CAILLÉ dite BISCORNET 8 February 1768, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 31 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Charles TOUGAS was born 28 November 1773, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Charles was 37 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Marriage of Child
Charles TOUGAS married 23 November 1801, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Anne BROSSARD