Pierre AUDET dit LAPOINTE

Born

24 February 1704 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

12 October 1787 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre AUDET dit LAPOINTE Marie DUMAS

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Born: 24 February 1704 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre AUDET dit LAPOINTE

Mother: Marie DUMAS

Paternal grandparents: Nicolas AUDET dit LAPOINTE , Madeleine DESPRÉS

Maternal grandparents: François DUMAS , Marguerite FOY

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Pierre married Marie LABRECQUE 24 November 1727 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie LABRECQUE was born 5 March 1704 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie was the child of Pierre LABRECQUE and Marie-Marthe COULOMBE.

Pierre AUDET dit LAPOINTE died 12 October 1787 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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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Marie LABRECQUE
Marriage date: 24 November 1727
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Marie LABRECQUE was the child of Pierre LABRECQUE and Marie-Marthe COULOMBE

Children of Pierre AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Marie LABRECQUE

Gabriel AUDET dit LAPOINTE

Born: abt. 1731, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 19 November 1890, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada

Married: Josephte GOBEIL 21 January 1765 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

François AUDET dit LAPOINTE

Born: 17 February 1736, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 18 November 1809, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte LEBLANC dite AUDIBERT 27 February 1764 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

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Birth — 1704
24 February 1704
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1727 Marriage / Partner
Pierre AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Marie LABRECQUE 24 November 1727, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
François AUDET dit LAPOINTE was born 17 February 1736, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Pierre was 32 years old.

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

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 Marriage of Child
François AUDET dit LAPOINTE married 27 February 1764, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Marie-Josephte LEBLANC dite AUDIBERT

1765 Marriage of Child
Gabriel AUDET dit LAPOINTE married 21 January 1765, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Josephte GOBEIL

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.