Louis
GODIN dit PRESCOTT
Born
3 April 1774
,
Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada*
Died
10 March 1837
,
Maskinongé, Lower Canada
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Louis GODIN dit PRESCOTT was born 3 April 1774 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada*
Father:
Prisque GAUDIN (GODIN)
Mother:
Louise LEGRIS
Grandparents: (paternal) Prisque GODIN (GAUDIN) and Marie-Thérèse MATTE (maternal) Charles-Michel LEGRIS dit LAPINE and Angelique CHAPEAU
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Marie-Marguerite LALLEMENT 16 February 1801 in Maskinongé, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Marguerite LALLEMENT was born 8 July 1785 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph). Marie-Marguerite died 12 February 1856 in Saint-Didace, Maskinongé, Quebec, Canada. Marie-Marguerite was the child of Charles CLEMENT dit LALLEMENT and Marie-Marguerite GAGNON.
Louis GODIN dit PRESCOTT died 10 March 1837 in Maskinongé, Lower 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)
Family and Children of Louis GODIN dit PRESCOTT
Louis GODIN dit PRESCOTT married 
Marie-Marguerite LALLEMENT
Marriage date: 16 February 1801
Marriage place: Maskinongé, Lower Canada
Marie-Marguerite LALLEMENT was the child of Charles CLEMENT dit LALLEMENT and Marie-Marguerite GAGNON
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Marie-Marguerite LALLEMENTMarriage date: 16 February 1801
Marriage place: Maskinongé, Lower Canada
Marie-Marguerite LALLEMENT was the child of Charles CLEMENT dit LALLEMENT and Marie-Marguerite GAGNON
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Louis GODIN dit PRESCOTT and Marie-Marguerite LALLEMENT
Rose GODINBorn: 10 December 1809, Maskinongé, Lower Canada
Died: 31 October 1888, Saint-Didace, Maskinongé, Quebec, Canada
Died: 31 October 1888, Saint-Didace, Maskinongé, Quebec, Canada
Married: Louis PICHETTE 19 July 1830 Place: Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)
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1774 Birth 3 April 1774
Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, 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
1801 Marriage / PartnerLouis GODIN dit PRESCOTT and Marie-Marguerite LALLEMENT 16 February 1801, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)
He was 26 years old.
1809 Birth of ChildRose GODIN was born 10 December 1809, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)
Louis was 35 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1830 Marriage of ChildRose GODIN married 19 July 1830, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph) to Louis PICHETTE
1837 Death 10 March 1837
Maskinongé, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 62.
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