Josephte AUDET dite LAPOINTE

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24 May 1757 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

29 October 1809 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Louis AUDET dit LAPOINTE Marie-Catherine BELLEAU

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Born: 24 May 1757 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Louis AUDET dit LAPOINTE

Mother: Marie-Catherine BELLEAU

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste AUDET dit LAPOINTE , Marie-Louise GODBOUT

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste BELLEAU dit LAROSE , Catherine BERTHIAUME

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Josephte married Jean-Francois BUSSIERE 6 November 1781 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Francois BUSSIERE was born 24 December 1762 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Jean-Francois died 18 October 1807 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Jean-Francois was the child of Charles BUSSIERE and Catherine DROLET.

Josephte AUDET dite LAPOINTE died 29 October 1809 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower 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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Josephte AUDET dite LAPOINTE married

Jean-Francois BUSSIERE
Marriage date: 6 November 1781
Marriage place: Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Francois BUSSIERE was the child of Charles BUSSIERE and Catherine DROLET

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Joseph BUSSIERE

Born: 22 July 1790, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Amable REGEAS 28 January 1811 Place: Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

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Birth — 1757
24 May 1757
Québec, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1781 Marriage / Partner
Josephte AUDET dite LAPOINTE and Jean-Francois BUSSIERE 6 November 1781, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 24 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Birth of Child
Joseph BUSSIERE was born 22 July 1790, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Josephte was 33 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)