Charles TOUGAS dit LAVIOLETTE

(b. 15 October 1706 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 20 April 1743 , La Prairie, Canada, New France )

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Charles TOUGAS dit LAVIOLETTE was born 15 October 1706 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Charles TOUGAS dit LAVIOLETTE was the child of Guillaume TOUGAS dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie BRAZEAU and the grandchild of: (maternal) Nicolas BRAZEAU and Perrette BILLARD

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

Charles married Marie-Suzanne GERVAIS 18 May 1733 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Marie-Suzanne GERVAIS was born 8 December 1710 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Suzanne died 11 April 1734 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Suzanne was the child of Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS and Anne LEFEBVRE.

Charles married (2) Marie-Catherine DENIGER 21 November 1735 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Catherine DENIGER was born 28 July 1715 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Catherine died 11 December 1774 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Catherine was the child of Jean DENIGER dit SANSOUCY and Catherine SURPRENANT.

Charles TOUGAS dit LAVIOLETTE died 20 April 1743 in La Prairie, Canada, New France .
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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

Marie-Suzanne GERVAIS-- Date: 18 May 1733 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Suzanne GERVAIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste GERVAIS and Anne LEFEBVRE

Children of Charles TOUGAS dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie-Suzanne GERVAIS:

Charles TOUGAS dit LAVIOLETTE married

Marie-Catherine DENIGER-- Date: 21 November 1735 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Catherine DENIGER was the child of Jean DENIGER dit SANSOUCY and Catherine SURPRENANT

Children:

Charles Tougas Laviolette 1736-
Toussaint-Augustin Tougas Laviolette 1739-1780

Children of Charles TOUGAS dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie-Catherine DENIGER:

Charles TOUGAS dit LAVIOLETTE (b.6 September 1736, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 24 July 1802, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Charlotte CAILLÉ dite BISCORNET 8 February 1768 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Toussaint-Augustin TOUGAS dit LAVIOLETTE (b.1 November 1739, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 22 March 1780, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Josephte AUDET dite LAPOINTE 19 July 1773 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1706 Birth
15 October 1706
Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1733 Marriage / Partner
Charles TOUGAS dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie-Suzanne GERVAIS 18 May 1733, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 26 years old.

1734 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Suzanne GERVAIS died 11 April 1734, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1735 Marriage / Partner
Charles TOUGAS dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie-Catherine DENIGER 21 November 1735, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 29 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Charles TOUGAS dit LAVIOLETTE was born 6 September 1736, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Charles was 29 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Toussaint-Augustin TOUGAS dit LAVIOLETTE was born 1 November 1739, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Charles was 33 years old.

1743 Death
20 April 1743
La Prairie, Canada, New France

He died at the age of 36.

Added: 2/4/2015 6:05:33 PM - Updated: 3/23/2023 9:57:47 AM