Jean AUDET dit LAPOINTE

Born

2 February 1731 , Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

Died

15 January 1803 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Jean married Genevieve SIVADIER (CIVADIER) 5 February 1754 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve SIVADIER (CIVADIER) was born 21 June 1724 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France. Genevieve died 25 March 1800 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada . Genevieve was the child of Antoine SIVADIER (CIVADIER) and Marie DOMINGO .

Parents & Family of Jean AUDET dit LAPOINTE

Parents of Jean AUDET dit LAPOINTE

Father

Jean-Baptiste AUDET dit LAPOINTE

Mother

Marie-Anne JOUANNE

Grandparents of Jean AUDET dit LAPOINTE

Paternal grandparents

Nicolas AUDET dit LAPOINTE Marie-Louise CHABOT

Maternal grandparents

Marc JOUANNE Marie-Anne PLANTE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean AUDET dit LAPOINTE

Jean AUDET dit LAPOINTE married

Genevieve SIVADIER (CIVADIER)
Marriage date: 5 February 1754
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Genevieve SIVADIER (CIVADIER) was the child of Antoine SIVADIER (CIVADIER) and Marie DOMINGO

Children of Jean AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Genevieve SIVADIER (CIVADIER)

Therese AUDET

Born: 21 February 1764, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joachim GOSSELIN 16 January 1781 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

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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 — 1731
2 February 1731
Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Jean AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Genevieve SIVADIER (CIVADIER) 5 February 1754, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 23 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Therese AUDET was born 21 February 1764, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean was 33 years old.

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.