François DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE

(b. 16 January 1790 , Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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François DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE was born 16 January 1790 in Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada

François DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE was the child of Louis DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE and Marguerite-Helene MASSÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE and Françoise LEFEBVRE dite ST-JEAN (maternal) François MASSÉ dit SANCERRE and Madeleine ROBERT

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François married Catherine BRODEUR 26 February 1810 in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine BRODEUR was born 24 September 1790 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Catherine was the child of François BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Catherine LANGLOIS dite LACHAPELLE.

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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François DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE married

Catherine BRODEUR-- Date: 26 February 1810 Place: Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Lower Canada
Catherine BRODEUR was the child of François BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Catherine LANGLOIS dite LACHAPELLE

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Children of François DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE and Catherine BRODEUR:

Angélique DESAUTELS (b.abt. 1820, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph-Octave ARCHAMBAULT 2 August 1842 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

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1790 Birth
16 January 1790
Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada

1810 Marriage / Partner
François DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE and Catherine BRODEUR 26 February 1810, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hilaire)

He was 20 years old.

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