Louis Cleophas
AUDET dit LAPOINTE
(b.
1 July 1836
,
Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Lower Canada
d.
5 April 1915
,
Meriden, Connecticut, USA
)
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Louis Cleophas AUDET dit LAPOINTE was born 1 July 1836 in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Lower Canada
Louis Cleophas AUDET dit LAPOINTE was the child of Toussaint AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Ursule QUINTIN dite DUBOIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) François AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Françoise GAUTHIER (maternal) Jean-Baptiste QUINTIN dit DUBOIS and Marie-Anne COLLETTE (COLLET)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis Cleophas married Marie Celina POYER 18 July 1864 in Henryville, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie Celina POYER was born 11 September 1841 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie Celina died abt. 1912 in Meriden, Connecticut, USA. Marie Celina was the child of Jean Baptiste POYER and Flavie CHARBONNEAU.
Louis Cleophas AUDET dit LAPOINTE died 5 April 1915 in Meriden, Connecticut, USA.
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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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