Marie-Louise TOUPIN dite DUSAULT

(b. 28 July 1760 , Verchères, Canada d. 26 February 1813 , Varennes, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Louise TOUPIN dite DUSAULT was born 28 July 1760 in Verchères, Canada

Marie-Louise TOUPIN dite DUSAULT was the child of François-Amable TOUPIN dit DUSAULT and Marie-Louise PROULX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-François TOUPIN dit DUSAULT and Marie-Madeleine CONSTANTINEAU (maternal) François PROULX and Marie-Thérèse FAUCHER

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

Marie-Louise married Jean-Baptiste PETIT dit LAPRÉ 6 October 1783 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste PETIT dit LAPRÉ was born 28 February 1761 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Jean-Baptiste died 9 December 1822 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste PETIT and Marie-Agnes CELLE (DECELLES) dite DUCLOS.

Marie-Louise TOUPIN dite DUSAULT died 26 February 1813 in Varennes, 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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Family and Children of Marie-Louise TOUPIN dite DUSAULT

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Marie-Louise TOUPIN dite DUSAULT married

Jean-Baptiste PETIT dit LAPRÉ-- Date: 6 October 1783 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste PETIT dit LAPRÉ was the child of Jean-Baptiste PETIT and Marie-Agnes CELLE (DECELLES) dite DUCLOS

Children of Jean-Baptiste PETIT dit LAPRÉ and Marie-Louise TOUPIN dite DUSAULT:

Marie-Louise PETIT (b.20 September 1784, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 May 1829, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Louis LAVIGNE dit BRISETOUT 11 November 1799 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Archange PETIT (b.26 November 1793, Varennes, Lower Canada d. abt. 1860, , Canada)
m. Louis BOUSQUET 6 November 1809 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1760 Birth
28 July 1760
Verchères, Canada

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.

1783 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise TOUPIN dite DUSAULT and Jean-Baptiste PETIT dit LAPRÉ 6 October 1783, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 23 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise PETIT was born 20 September 1784, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Louise was 24 years old.

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

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

1793 Birth of Child
Marie-Archange PETIT was born 26 November 1793, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Louise was 33 years old.

1799 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise PETIT married 11 November 1799, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Louis LAVIGNE dit BRISETOUT

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

1809 Marriage of Child
Marie-Archange PETIT married 6 November 1809 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Louis BOUSQUET