Joseph-Antoine AUDET dit LAPOINTE

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4 March 1711 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

16 December 1788 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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Joseph AUDET dit LAPOINTE Jeanne POULIOT (POUILLOT)

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Born: 4 March 1711 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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Joseph-Antoine married Josephte PEPIN dite LACHANCE 24 November 1732 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Josephte PEPIN dite LACHANCE was born 11 February 1715 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Josephte died 22 April 1774 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Josephte was the child of Joseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Marguerite FONTAINE.

Joseph-Antoine AUDET dit LAPOINTE died 16 December 1788 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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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Josephte PEPIN dite LACHANCE
Marriage date: 24 November 1732
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Josephte PEPIN dite LACHANCE was the child of Joseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Marguerite FONTAINE

Children of Joseph-Antoine AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Josephte PEPIN dite LACHANCE

Marie-Anne AUDET dite LAPOINTE

Born: 30 January 1742, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 4 November 1820, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: François FONTAINE 23 September 1771 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Louis AUDET dit LAPOINTE

Born: 5 January 1746, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 4 January 1790, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Helene LANGLOIS 5 November 1770 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Barthelemy AUDET dit LAPOINTE

Born: 4 September 1747, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 23 March 1809, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Reine BOUCHER 20 September 1773 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1711
4 March 1711
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1732 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Antoine AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Josephte PEPIN dite LACHANCE 24 November 1732 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

He was 21 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne AUDET dite LAPOINTE was born 30 January 1742, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Joseph-Antoine was 30 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Louis AUDET dit LAPOINTE was born 5 January 1746, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Joseph-Antoine was 34 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Barthelemy AUDET dit LAPOINTE was born 4 September 1747, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Joseph-Antoine was 36 years old.

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

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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Louis AUDET dit LAPOINTE married 5 November 1770, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Helene LANGLOIS

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne AUDET dite LAPOINTE married 23 September 1771, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to François FONTAINE

1773 Marriage of Child
Barthelemy AUDET dit LAPOINTE married 20 September 1773, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Reine BOUCHER

1774 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josephte PEPIN dite LACHANCE died 22 April 1774, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

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.