Louis
DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE
(b.
14 April 1742
,
Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
22 May 1816
,
Beloeil, Lower Canada
)
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Louis DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE was born 14 April 1742 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France
Louis DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE and Françoise LEFEBVRE dite ST-JEAN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DESAUTELS and Angélique THUILLIER (maternal) Charles LEFEBVRE dit ST-JEAN and Françoise GAUDRYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Marguerite-Helene MASSÉ 25 January 1768 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite-Helene MASSÉ was born 2 March 1751 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marguerite-Helene died 8 August 1812 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Marguerite-Helene was the child of François MASSÉ dit SANCERRE and Madeleine ROBERT.
Louis DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE died 22 May 1816 in Beloeil, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Louis 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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