François TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE

(b. abt. 1744 , Québec Province, Canada d. 8 June 1805 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

Am I Your Ancestor?
TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!

What started out as our family is now your’s too!

François TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE was born abt. 1744 in Québec Province, Canada

François TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE was the child of Ignace TOUSIGNANT and Angelique LEMAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel TOUSIGNANT and Marie-Catherine LEMAY (maternal) Joseph LEMAY and Marie-Angelique GARNIER (GRENIER)

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

François married Marie-Josephe GELINAS 6 February 1769 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephe GELINAS was born 3 April 1748 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Josephe died 29 May 1798 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Josephe was the child of Antoine GÉLINAS and Louise LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS.

François TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE died 8 June 1805 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of François appear below.

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)

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Find out more about François TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE.