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Toussaint (Alix) Alix dit Dumesnil (1726 - 1796)

Toussaint Alix dit Dumesnil formerly Alix aka Alexis, Dumesnil
Born in Lesmenils (St-Denis), Lorraine, Francemap
Son of [uncertain] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 21 Feb 1757 in Chambly, Canada, Nouvelle-Francemap
Descendants descendants
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Died at age 70 in Pointe-Olivier - St-Mathias, Canada, Nouvelle-Francemap
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Toussaint (Alix) Alix dit Dumesnil migrated from France to New France.
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Toussaint (Alix) Alix dit Dumesnil lived
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Biography

Toussaint was born on 24 January 1726 in Lesménils, France. [1] His parents were Jean-Nicholas and Anne Anne Chéry (m-1725) et Chéri (1726), est nommée Anne Charrière (1757). His paternal grandparents are Christophe Alix and Odile Grousse. His maternal grandparents are Nicolas Chéry and Jeanne Lamin.[2].

When he was 29 years old, he made the journey to Canada with a detachment of soldiers sent to defend Nouvelle France, in 1755. From this date until 1760, he was involved in all of Canada's campaigns against England. He, along with several other soldiers, remained in Canada and settled, as several other soldiers who had come due to the military campaigns. [3] He was notably the sergeant of the Languedoc regiment.

He settled in Rivière des Hurons, in St Mathias de Rouville.

Sergeant Alix dit Dumesnil had obtained from the Paris War Office permission for soldiers to marry in New France to daughters of French Canadians. At the time, soldiers had to obtain approval from the governor to enter into marriage.

On 21 February 1757, he was joined in marriage with Marie Thérèse Larivière, daughter of Jean Baptiste Larivière and Françoise Thérèse Legrain, in Chambly. [4]Together, they had the following (known) children [3]

  1. Marie-Françoise, née le 2 décembre 1757
  2. Toussaint né et baptisé le 30 août 1759, décédé de la même anne.
  3. Pierre, né le 10 octobre 1760 et baptisé 2 jours après,
  4. François, né 23 juin 1762, sépulturé le 3 septembre de la même année
  5. Jean-Baptiste, né 5 février 1764, décédé en août 1764 de la même anne.
  6. M. Charlotte, n. Vers 1765, mariée à Barthélémi Ménaid
  7. Nicolas, né le 18 juin 1767.
  8. Jean-Baptiste, né le 25 décembre 1768.
  9. Françoise, née en 1770 le 4 février; sépulture le 25 mai 1772,
  10. Charles, né la veille et baptisé le 1er août 1772
  11. Jean-Baptiste, né et baptisé le 3 août 1775


Sources

  1. ↑ "Canada, Quebec, Quebec Federation of Genealogical Societies, Family Origins, 1621-1865", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPS5-Y6N1 : Fri Oct 06 06:27:56 UTC 2023), Entry for Toussaint Alix or Alexis or Dumesnil and Jean-Nicolas Alix, 27 January 1726.
  2. ↑ Fichier Origine
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Par L'Abbe E. Alix, "La famille Alix du Mesnil: genealogie d'une famille Canadienne-Francaise," Avec la bienveillante collaboration Des RR. PP. Oslats de la Vallée du Richelieu, 1935-1936, access via Archive.org;
    • page 10, birth, journey to New France, military service
    • pg 11, Sergeant of Languedoc regiment, description of uniform
    • pg 12 he writes for permission for soldiers to marry French Canadian daughters
    • page 17, marriage
    • pg 18, list of children borne to Toussaint Alix dit Dumesnil and Marie Thérèse Larivière
  4. ↑ Mariage: 21 février 1757, Toussaint Alix dit Dumeni, sergent de la compagnie de rennepont, au regiment de Longuedoc, fils de Jean-Nicolas, du domini su Loraine, diocese Lemets, ses pere et mere d'un part, et Marie Théraise Larivière, fille de Jean Baptiste Larivière et de défunte Théraise Legrain, ses pere et mere d'autre part, "Canada, Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-899S-69JB : 16 July 2014), Chambly > Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1727-1765 > image 281 of 430; Archives Nationales du Québec, Montréal.






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