Alfred
GODARD dit LAPOINTE
(b.
9 April 1835
,
Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada
d.
28 October 1916
,
Verner, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada
)
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Alfred GODARD dit LAPOINTE was born 9 April 1835 in Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada
Alfred GODARD dit LAPOINTE was the child of Jean GODARD dit LAPOINTE and Emilie TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste GODARD dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Anne THERRIEN (maternal) Charles TREMBLAY and Marie CHARTIER dite ROBERTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Alfred married Suzan TOWNER 2 March 1878 in St-Eugene, Prescott, Ontario, Canada . Suzan TOWNER was born 14 July 1846 in Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury). Suzan was the child of Augustin DUSSAULT and Rose-Olive LANOUE.
Alfred GODARD dit LAPOINTE died 28 October 1916 in Verner, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada.
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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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