Toussaint DUBOIS dit BRISEBOIS

(b. 1 November 1717 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 10 August 1791 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada )

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Toussaint DUBOIS dit BRISEBOIS was born 1 November 1717 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Toussaint DUBOIS dit BRISEBOIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUBOIS dit BRISEBOIS and Marguerite ANDRE dite ST-MICHEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) René DUBOIS dit BRISEBOIS and Anne-Julienne DUMONT (maternal) Michel ANDRE dit ST-MICHEL and Françoise-Jacqueline NADEREAU dite MAISONNEUVE

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

Toussaint married Marie-Louise BRUNET 21 February 1751 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise BRUNET was born 20 September 1732 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Marie-Louise died 26 October 1815 in Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise was the child of Jean-Baptiste BRUNET and Louise DUBOIS.

Toussaint DUBOIS dit BRISEBOIS died 10 August 1791 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, 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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Toussaint DUBOIS dit BRISEBOIS married

Marie-Louise BRUNET-- Date: 21 February 1751 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise BRUNET was the child of Jean-Baptiste BRUNET and Louise DUBOIS

Children of Toussaint DUBOIS dit BRISEBOIS and Marie-Louise BRUNET:

Louise DUBOIS dite BRISEBOIS (b.20 June 1755, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 19 August 1832, Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph TROTTIER 12 June 1781 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

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1717 Birth
1 November 1717
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1751 Marriage / Partner
Toussaint DUBOIS dit BRISEBOIS and Marie-Louise BRUNET 21 February 1751, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

He was 33 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Louise DUBOIS dite BRISEBOIS was born 20 June 1755, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Toussaint was 37 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.

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.

1781 Marriage of Child
Louise DUBOIS dite BRISEBOIS married 12 June 1781, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to Joseph TROTTIER

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)