Pierre-Joseph DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE

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11 March 1730 , Berthierville, Canada, New France

Died

6 May 1822 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

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Michel DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE Louise-Catherine BERGERON

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Born: 11 March 1730 in Berthierville, Canada, New France

Father: Michel DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE

Mother: Louise-Catherine BERGERON

Paternal grandparents: Joseph DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE , Marie-Charlotte CHAUDILLON

Maternal grandparents: Jacques BERGERON , Agnès GRENON

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Pierre-Joseph married Marguerite ALLAIRE 4 October 1756 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marguerite ALLAIRE was born 9 October 1738 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . Marguerite died 1 February 1832 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada . Marguerite was the child of Étienne ALLAIRE and Marguerite MIEL dite LUSIGNAN (AMIEL).

Pierre-Joseph DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE died 6 May 1822 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada .
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Pierre-Joseph DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE married

Marguerite ALLAIRE
Marriage date: 4 October 1756
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Marguerite ALLAIRE was the child of Étienne ALLAIRE and Marguerite MIEL dite LUSIGNAN (AMIEL)

Children of Pierre-Joseph DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE and Marguerite ALLAIRE

Pierre-Joseph DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE

Born: 7 October 1757, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: 4 March 1850, Saint-Ours, Canada East

Married: Josephte GUERTIN 9 February 1784 Place: Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Madeleine FRECHETTE 29 September 1806 Place: Chambly, Lower Canada

Marguerite DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE

Born: 13 October 1758, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: 17 November 1809, Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: Maurice RIEL dit L'IRLANDE 16 January 1776 Place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE

Born: abt. 1769, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste LAVIOLETTE dit JAHAN 9 February 1789 Place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Charlotte DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE

Born: 18 March 1773, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 May 1855, Contrecœur, Canada East

Married: Joseph-Agapit DUVAL 24 January 1791 Place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1730
11 March 1730
Berthierville, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Joseph DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE and Marguerite ALLAIRE 4 October 1756, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 26 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Pierre-Joseph DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE was born 7 October 1757, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Pierre-Joseph was 27 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Marguerite DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE was born 13 October 1758, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Pierre-Joseph was 28 years old.

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.

1773 Birth of Child
Charlotte DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE was born 18 March 1773, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Pierre-Joseph was 43 years old.

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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Marguerite DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE married 16 January 1776, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada to Maurice RIEL dit L'IRLANDE

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Joseph DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE married 9 February 1784, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada to Josephte GUERTIN

1789 Marriage of Child
Marie DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE married 9 February 1789, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste LAVIOLETTE dit JAHAN

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Marriage of Child
Charlotte DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE married 24 January 1791, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada to Joseph-Agapit DUVAL

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1806 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Joseph DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE married 29 September 1806, Chambly, Lower Canada to Marie-Madeleine FRECHETTE

1809 Death of Child
Marguerite DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE died 17 November 1809, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Pierre-Joseph was 79 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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 England

Death — 1822
6 May 1822
Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 92.

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