Catherine AUDET dite LAPOINTE

Born

21 October 1715 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

3 July 1787 , Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada

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Joseph AUDET dit LAPOINTE Jeanne POULIOT (POUILLOT)

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Born: 21 October 1715 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph AUDET dit LAPOINTE

Mother: Jeanne POULIOT (POUILLOT)

Paternal grandparents: Nicolas AUDET dit LAPOINTE , Madeleine DESPRÉS

Maternal grandparents: Charles POULIOT (POUILLOT) , Françoise MEUNIER

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Catherine married Antoine VIGER 7 September 1751 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine VIGER was born abt. 1710 in France. Antoine died 4 October 1783 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon).

Catherine AUDET dite LAPOINTE died 3 July 1787 in Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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Catherine AUDET dite LAPOINTE married

Antoine VIGER
Marriage date: 7 September 1751
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Children of Antoine VIGER and Catherine AUDET dite LAPOINTE

Catherine VIGER dite AUDET

Born: 22 September 1753, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: 2 March 1815, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre CHATIGNY dit LEPINE 11 February 1777 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1715
21 October 1715
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1751 Marriage / Partner
Catherine AUDET dite LAPOINTE and Antoine VIGER 7 September 1751, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

She was 35 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Birth of Child
Catherine VIGER dite AUDET was born 22 September 1753, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 37 years old.

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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Catherine VIGER dite AUDET married 11 February 1777, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Pierre CHATIGNY dit LEPINE