Antoine GODARD dit LAPOINTE

Born

22 May 1724 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Died

13 September 1782 , Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada

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Antoine GODARD Geneviève MAILLOT

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Born: 22 May 1724 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine GODARD

Mother: Geneviève MAILLOT

Paternal grandparents: Etienne GODARD dit LAPOINTE , Marie-Madeleine LAVOIE

Maternal grandparents: René MAILLOT dit LAVIOLETTE , Marie CHAPACOU

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Antoine married Barbe CORBEIL 1 June 1761 in Terrebonne, Canada . Barbe CORBEIL was born 13 October 1736 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Barbe died 2 August 1771 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Barbe was the child of Andre CORBEIL and Marie-Josephe CHARTRAN (CHARTRAND).

Antoine GODARD dit LAPOINTE died 13 September 1782 in Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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Antoine GODARD dit LAPOINTE married

Barbe CORBEIL
Marriage date: 1 June 1761
Marriage place: Terrebonne, Canada
Barbe CORBEIL was the child of Andre CORBEIL and Marie-Josephe CHARTRAN (CHARTRAND)

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Birth — 1724
22 May 1724
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Antoine GODARD dit LAPOINTE and Barbe CORBEIL 1 June 1761, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

He was 37 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.

1771 Death of Spouse/Partner
Barbe CORBEIL died 2 August 1771, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

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.