François AUDET dit LAPOINTE

Born

12 September 1774 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

26 September 1820 , Québec, Lower Canada

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François AUDET dit LAPOINTE Angélique PEPIN dite LACHANCE

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Born: 12 September 1774 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: François AUDET dit LAPOINTE

Mother: Angélique PEPIN dite LACHANCE

Paternal grandparents: Guillaume AUDET dit LAPOINTE , Madeleine TURCOTTE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre-Noel PEPIN , Marie-Charlotte RONDEAU

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François married Madeleine TREMBLAY 25 November 1799 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Madeleine TREMBLAY was born 1 October 1776 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Madeleine died 1 September 1863 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Madeleine was the child of Jacques TREMBLAY and Angelique PEPIN dite LACHANCE.

François AUDET dit LAPOINTE died 26 September 1820 in Québec, Lower Canada .
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Recorded occupation: Cultivateur et maître-pilote

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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Spouse & Children of François AUDET dit LAPOINTE

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François AUDET dit LAPOINTE married

Madeleine TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 25 November 1799
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada
Madeleine TREMBLAY was the child of Jacques TREMBLAY and Angelique PEPIN dite LACHANCE

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of François AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Madeleine TREMBLAY

Madeleine AUDET dite LAPOINTE

Born: 5 September 1800, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada
Died: 10 May 1873, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Adelaide AUDET dite LAPOINTE

Born: 20 October 1801, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada
Died: 2 April 1829, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Cecile AUDET dite LAPOINTE

Born: 14 January 1803, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada
Died: 1 September 1854, Québec, Canada East

Francois AUDET dit LAPOINTE

Born: 1 June 1804, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada
Died: 18 April 1878, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Julie AUDET dite LAPOINTE

Born: 1 December 1805, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada
Died: 27 November 1827, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Emerance AUDET dite LAPOINTE

Born: abt. 1807, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Venerande AUDET dite LAPOINTE

Born: 21 November 1807, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Pierre-Gedeon AUDET dit LAPOINTE

Born: 17 March 1810, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Francois AUDET dit LAPOINTE

Born: 16 July 1813, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada
Died: 14 December 1814, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Francois-Xavier AUDET dit LAPOINTE

Born: abt. 1815, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Barbe AUDET dite LAPOINTE

Born: 18 March 1817, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Laurent TREMBLAY 24 February 1835 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Emerence AUDET dite LAPOINTE

Born: abt. 1820, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1774
12 September 1774
Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

1799 Marriage / Partner
François AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Madeleine TREMBLAY 25 November 1799, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

He was 25 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Madeleine AUDET dite LAPOINTE was born 5 September 1800, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

François was 25 years old.

1801 Birth of Child
Adelaide AUDET dite LAPOINTE was born 20 October 1801, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

François was 27 years old.

1803 Birth of Child
Cecile AUDET dite LAPOINTE was born 14 January 1803, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

François was 28 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Francois AUDET dit LAPOINTE was born 1 June 1804, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

François was 29 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Julie AUDET dite LAPOINTE was born 1 December 1805, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

François was 31 years old.

1807 Birth of Child
Venerande AUDET dite LAPOINTE was born 21 November 1807, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

François was 33 years old.

1810 Birth of Child
Pierre-Gedeon AUDET dit LAPOINTE was born 17 March 1810, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

François was 35 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Francois AUDET dit LAPOINTE was born 16 July 1813, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

François was 38 years old.

1814 Death of Child
Francois AUDET dit LAPOINTE died 14 December 1814, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

François was 40 years old.

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

1817 Birth of Child
Barbe AUDET dite LAPOINTE was born 18 March 1817, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

François was 42 years old.

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

Death — 1820
26 September 1820
Québec, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 46.