Marguerite
GODARD dite LAPOINTE
(b.
29 March 1736
,
Laval, Canada, New France
d.
2 May 1814
,
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Lower Canada
)
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Marguerite GODARD dite LAPOINTE was born 29 March 1736 in Laval, Canada, New France
Marguerite GODARD dite LAPOINTE was the child of Jean-Baptiste GODARD and Marguerite RENAUD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Etienne GODARD dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Madeleine LAVOIE (maternal) André RENAUD dit DESMOULINS and Marie BRAULT dite POMANVILLESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marguerite married Jacques GAUTHIER 12 January 1761 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jacques GAUTHIER was born 27 April 1713 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Jacques died 26 August 1802 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Jacques was the child of André GAUTHIER and Catherine TOURNOIS.
Marguerite GODARD dite LAPOINTE died 2 May 1814 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marguerite 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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