Louis
AUDET dit LAPOINTE
(b.
31 March 1720
,
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
d.
9 December 1803
,
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
)
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Louis AUDET dit LAPOINTE was born 31 March 1720 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Louis AUDET dit LAPOINTE was the child of Nicolas AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Louise CHABOT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Madeleine DESPRÉS (maternal) Mathurin CHABOT and Marie MESANGESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Angelique DRAPEAU 18 June 1741 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Angelique DRAPEAU was born 15 February 1722 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Angelique died 16 February 1790 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Angelique was the child of Pierre DRAPEAU and Marie-Anne-Louise LISSE.
Louis AUDET dit LAPOINTE died 9 December 1803 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Louis 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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