Catherine DUSSAULT dite TOUPIN

(b. June 1723 , Québec Province, Canada d. 22 May 1799 , Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada )

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Catherine DUSSAULT dite TOUPIN was born June 1723 in Québec Province, Canada

Catherine DUSSAULT dite TOUPIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste TOUPIN dit DUSAULT and Madeleine TURCOT (TURCOTTE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste TOUPIN dit DUSAULT and Marie GLORIA (maternal) Jacques TURCOT (TURCOTTE) and Marie-Anne DESROSIERS

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Catherine married Louis-Joseph GARNIER (GRENIER) 9 January 1741 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis-Joseph GARNIER (GRENIER) was born 22 March 1717 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Louis-Joseph died 5 July 1807 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Louis-Joseph was the child of Claude GARNIER (GRENIER) and Madeleine COQUIN dite LATOURELLE.

Catherine DUSSAULT dite TOUPIN died 22 May 1799 in Neuville, Portneuf, 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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Catherine DUSSAULT dite TOUPIN married

Louis-Joseph GARNIER (GRENIER)-- Date: 9 January 1741 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
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Louis-Joseph GARNIER (GRENIER) was the child of Claude GARNIER (GRENIER) and Madeleine COQUIN dite LATOURELLE

Children of Louis-Joseph GARNIER (GRENIER) and Catherine DUSSAULT dite TOUPIN:

Hyacinthe GARNIER (GRENIER) (b.5 October 1750, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Josephte DELISLE 2 March 1778 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marie-Josephe GARNIER (GRENIER) (b.15 April 1755, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 7 March 1783, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Antoine GAUVIN 20 February 1775 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

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1723 Birth
June 1723
Québec Province, Canada

1741 Marriage / Partner
Catherine DUSSAULT dite TOUPIN and Louis-Joseph GARNIER (GRENIER) 9 January 1741, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

She was 17 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Hyacinthe GARNIER (GRENIER) was born 5 October 1750, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Catherine was 27 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe GARNIER (GRENIER) was born 15 April 1755, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Catherine was 31 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 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe GARNIER (GRENIER) married 20 February 1775, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Antoine GAUVIN

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.

1778 Marriage of Child
Hyacinthe GARNIER (GRENIER) married 2 March 1778, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Josephte DELISLE