Catherine GODARD dite LAPOINTE

Born

14 December 1732 , Yamaska, Canada, New France

Died

15 January 1816 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

Catherine married Alexis COUILLARD dit LAROQUE 6 January 1753 in Yamaska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Alexis COUILLARD dit LAROQUE was born 23 January 1727 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . Alexis died 8 January 1793 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . Alexis was the child of François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE and Josephte GRESLON .

Parents & Family of Catherine GODARD dite LAPOINTE

Parents of Catherine GODARD dite LAPOINTE

Father

Noel GODARD

Mother

Catherine MINEAU

Grandparents of Catherine GODARD dite LAPOINTE

Paternal grandparents

Etienne GODARD dit LAPOINTE Marie-Madeleine LAVOIE

Maternal grandparents

René MINEAU Marie-Anne MOREAU

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Catherine GODARD dite LAPOINTE

Catherine GODARD dite LAPOINTE married

Alexis COUILLARD dit LAROQUE
Marriage date: 6 January 1753
Marriage place: Yamaska, Canada, New France
Alexis COUILLARD dit LAROQUE was the child of François COUILLARD dit LAROCQUE and Josephte GRESLON

Children of Alexis COUILLARD dit LAROQUE and Catherine GODARD dite LAPOINTE

Paul LAROCQUE

Born: 9 September 1769, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Marthe THERRIEN 13 October 1794 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Catherine's Québec records.

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 — 1732
14 December 1732
Yamaska, Canada, New France

1753 Marriage / Partner
Catherine GODARD dite LAPOINTE and Alexis COUILLARD dit LAROQUE 6 January 1753, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

She was 20 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.

1769 Birth of Child
Paul LAROCQUE was born 9 September 1769, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Catherine was 36 years old.

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.