Jean
AUDET dit LAPOINTE
(b.
16 August 1812
,
Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
d.
22 February 1870
,
Jonquière, Québec, Canada
)
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Jean AUDET dit LAPOINTE was born 16 August 1812 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Jean AUDET dit LAPOINTE was the child of François AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Josephte RAYMOND and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Madeleine BOUCHARD (maternal) Joseph RAYMOND and Marie-Josephte RANCOURTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Emelie TREMBLAY 5 September 1837 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Emelie TREMBLAY was born abt. 1811 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Emelie died 25 November 1884 in Jonquière, Québec, Canada. Emelie was the child of Joseph TREMBLAY and Julie LAJOIE.
Jean AUDET dit LAPOINTE died 22 February 1870 in Jonquière, Québec, Canada.
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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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