Francois AUDET dit LAPOINTE

Born

23 February 1710 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

15 July 1785 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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François AUDET dit LAPOINTE Marguerite BERNARD

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Born: 23 February 1710 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: François AUDET dit LAPOINTE

Mother: Marguerite BERNARD

Paternal grandparents: Nicolas AUDET dit LAPOINTE , Madeleine DESPRÉS

Maternal grandparents: Andre BERNARD , Marie GITON

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Francois married Marie-Madeleine BAILLARGEON 19 November 1736 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Madeleine BAILLARGEON was born 14 June 1716 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Madeleine died 3 August 1761 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Madeleine was the child of Jean BAILLARGEON and Marie DENIS dite LAPIERRE.

Francois AUDET dit LAPOINTE died 15 July 1785 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada.

m. (2) Gosselin Marie-Anne

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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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Spouse & Children of Francois AUDET dit LAPOINTE

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Marie-Madeleine BAILLARGEON
Marriage date: 19 November 1736
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine BAILLARGEON was the child of Jean BAILLARGEON and Marie DENIS dite LAPIERRE

Children of Francois AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Madeleine BAILLARGEON

Francois AUDET dit LAPOINTE

Born: 23 August 1737, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Thérèse LETOURNEAU 24 January 1763 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marie AUDET dite LAPOINTE

Born: 23 March 1739, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 6 September 1819, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Married: Jean LECLERC 1 August 1763 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marguerite AUDET

Born: 1 November 1740, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 2 March 1775, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Louis AUDET dit LAPOINTE

Born: 16 September 1744, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 12 November 1814, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Augustin AUDET dit LAPOINTE

Born: 22 March 1748, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 29 March 1793, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte NADEAU 24 October 1773 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Pierre AUDET dit LAPOINTE

Born: 10 March 1751, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 16 December 1798, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Married: Angelique FOURNIER 9 November 1772 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1710
23 February 1710
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1736 Marriage / Partner
Francois AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Madeleine BAILLARGEON 19 November 1736, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 26 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Francois AUDET dit LAPOINTE was born 23 August 1737, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Francois was 27 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Marie AUDET dite LAPOINTE was born 23 March 1739, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Francois was 29 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Marguerite AUDET was born 1 November 1740, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Francois was 30 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Louis AUDET dit LAPOINTE was born 16 September 1744, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Francois was 34 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Augustin AUDET dit LAPOINTE was born 22 March 1748, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Francois was 38 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Pierre AUDET dit LAPOINTE was born 10 March 1751, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Francois was 41 years old.

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

1761 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Madeleine BAILLARGEON died 3 August 1761, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, 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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Francois AUDET dit LAPOINTE married 24 January 1763 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Thérèse LETOURNEAU

1763 Marriage of Child
Marie AUDET dite LAPOINTE married 1 August 1763, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Jean LECLERC

1772 Marriage of Child
Pierre AUDET dit LAPOINTE married 9 November 1772, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Angelique FOURNIER

1773 Marriage of Child
Augustin AUDET dit LAPOINTE married 24 October 1773, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephte NADEAU

1775 Death of Child
Marguerite AUDET died 2 March 1775, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Francois was 65 years old.

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.