André
DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE
(b.
9 October 1810
,
Contrecœur, Lower Canada
d.
16 October 1870
,
Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada
)
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André DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE was born 9 October 1810 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada
André DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE was the child of Joseph DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE and Rose BERTHIAUME and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre-Joseph DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE and Josephte GUERTIN (maternal) Jacques BERTHIAUME and Ursule VAILLANTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
André married Marguerite DAIGLE 12 October 1841 in Sorel, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite DAIGLE was born 16 November 1819 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marguerite died 11 June 1884 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marguerite was the child of Francois DAIGLE and Marguerite GATINEAU dite BRINDAMOUR.
André DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE died 16 October 1870 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of André 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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