Jean-Theodule
AUDET dit LAPOINTE
(b.
21 March 1827
,
Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada
d.
9 January 1897
,
Coaticook, Québec, Canada
)
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Jean-Theodule AUDET dit LAPOINTE was born 21 March 1827 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada
Jean-Theodule AUDET dit LAPOINTE was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Theodule married Angele ST HILAIRE 13 September 1859 in Lambton, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angele ST HILAIRE was born 26 August 1835 in Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce). Angele died 18 October 1886 in Saint-Sebastien d'Aylmer, Beauce, Quebec, Canada.
Jean-Theodule AUDET dit LAPOINTE died 9 January 1897 in Coaticook, Québec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Jean-Theodule appear below.
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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