Joseph AUDET dit LAPOINTE

Born

15 March 1754 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

24 November 1812 , La Présentation, Lower Canada

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Born: 15 March 1754 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Parents of Joseph AUDET dit LAPOINTE

Father

Jean-Baptiste AUDET dit LAPOINTE

Mother

Agathe GREFFARD

Grandparents of Joseph AUDET dit LAPOINTE

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste AUDET dit LAPOINTE Marie-Louise GODBOUT

Maternal grandparents

Jacques GREFFARD Marie-Françoise DELAUNAY

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

Joseph married Marie-Therese TURCOTTE 26 November 1781 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Therese TURCOTTE was born 12 December 1764 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada. Marie-Therese died 26 October 1841 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East . Marie-Therese was the child of Jacques TURCOTTE and Thérèse CORNELLIER dite GRANDCHAMPS.

Joseph AUDET dit LAPOINTE died 24 November 1812 in La Présentation, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph AUDET dit LAPOINTE

Joseph AUDET dit LAPOINTE married

Marie-Therese TURCOTTE
Marriage date: 26 November 1781
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Therese TURCOTTE was the child of Jacques TURCOTTE and Thérèse CORNELLIER dite GRANDCHAMPS

Children of Joseph AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Therese TURCOTTE

Marguerite AUDET dite LAPOINTE

Born: 13 October 1785, Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Antoine MILLET HUS 3 August 1801 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, 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 — 1754
15 March 1754
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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
Joseph AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Therese TURCOTTE 26 November 1781, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 27 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Marguerite AUDET dite LAPOINTE was born 13 October 1785, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Joseph was 31 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)

1801 Marriage of Child
Marguerite AUDET dite LAPOINTE married 3 August 1801, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada to Antoine MILLET HUS