Prudent
DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE
(b.
10 January 1755
,
Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
9 November 1831
,
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Lower Canada
)
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Prudent DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE was born 10 January 1755 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France
Prudent DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE was the child of Francois DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Anne BAZINET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DESAUTELS and Angélique THUILLIER (maternal) Pierre BAZINET and Marie BOUGRET dite DUFORTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Prudent married Therese ARCHAMBAULT 5 February 1776 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Therese ARCHAMBAULT was born 21 February 1755 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Therese died 13 June 1796 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Therese was the child of Paul ARCHAMBAULT and Marie-Angélique BOULARD.
Prudent DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE died 9 November 1831 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Prudent appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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