Marguerite DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE

Born

5 February 1774 , Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

11 July 1849 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

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Born: 5 February 1774 in Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Marguerite DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE

Father

Louis DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE

Mother

Marguerite-Helene MASSÉ

Grandparents of Marguerite DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE Françoise LEFEBVRE dite ST-JEAN

Maternal grandparents

François MASSÉ dit SANCERRE Madeleine ROBERT

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marguerite married Antoine BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS 4 July 1791 in Beloeil, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS was born 18 April 1767 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada. Antoine was the child of Amable BENOIT and Catherine BÉÏQUE dite LAFLEUR.

Marguerite DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE died 11 July 1849 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada East.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE

Marguerite DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE married

Antoine BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS
Marriage date: 4 July 1791
Marriage place: Beloeil, Lower Canada
Antoine BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS was the child of Amable BENOIT and Catherine BÉÏQUE dite LAFLEUR

Children of Antoine BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Marguerite DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE

Antoine BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS

Born: 22 July 1792, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Catherine RENUAD 21 January 1814 Place: Beloeil, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1774
5 February 1774
Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE and Antoine BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS 4 July 1791, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

She was 17 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Antoine BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS was born 22 July 1792, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 18 years old.

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

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

1814 Marriage of Child
Antoine BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS married 21 January 1814, Beloeil, Lower Canada to Catherine RENUAD

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England