Nicolas DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE

Born

24 March 1718 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

17 February 1783 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre DESAUTELS Angélique THUILLIER

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Born: 24 March 1718 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre DESAUTELS

Mother: Angélique THUILLIER

Paternal grandparents: Pierre DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE , Catherine-Marie LORION

Maternal grandparents: Jacques-Pierre THUILLIER dit DESVIGNEZ , Jeanne BERNARD

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Nicolas married Marie-Catherine DUFRESNE 6 February 1741 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Catherine DUFRESNE was born 26 December 1722 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . Marie-Catherine died 22 January 1798 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Lower Canada . Marie-Catherine was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUFRESNE and Marie-Catherine ARCHAMBAULT.

Nicolas DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE died 17 February 1783 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Dufresne Marie-Catherine

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Nicolas DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE married

Marie-Catherine DUFRESNE
Marriage date: 6 February 1741
Marriage place: Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Catherine DUFRESNE was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUFRESNE and Marie-Catherine ARCHAMBAULT

Children of Nicolas DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Catherine DUFRESNE

Marie-Catherine DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE

Born: 22 March 1743, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 24 January 1821, Repentigny, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE

Born: 16 August 1744, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 16 January 1808, Repentigny, Lower Canada

Marguerite DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE

Born: 11 May 1747, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 15 April 1776, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Judith DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE

Born: 10 November 1751, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Gervais ARCHAMBAULT 22 February 1773 Place: Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Monique DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE

Born: 11 July 1758, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Agathe DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE

Born: 27 November 1760, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada
Died: ,

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1718
24 March 1718
Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1741 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Catherine DUFRESNE 6 February 1741 , Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

He was 22 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE was born 22 March 1743, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Nicolas was 25 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE was born 16 August 1744, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Nicolas was 26 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Marguerite DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE was born 11 May 1747, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Nicolas was 29 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marie-Judith DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE was born 10 November 1751, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Nicolas was 33 years old.

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

1758 Birth of Child
Monique DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE was born 11 July 1758, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Nicolas was 40 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Agathe DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE was born 27 November 1760, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Nicolas was 42 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.

1773 Marriage of Child
Marie-Judith DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE married 22 February 1773, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada to Gervais ARCHAMBAULT

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.

1776 Death of Child
Marguerite DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE died 15 April 1776, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Nicolas was 58 years old.

Death — 1783
17 February 1783
Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 64.

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