Pierre-Joseph
DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE
(b.
11 March 1730
,
Berthierville, Canada, New France
d.
6 May 1822
,
Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
)
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Pierre-Joseph DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE was born 11 March 1730 in Berthierville, Canada, New France
Pierre-Joseph DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE was the child of Michel DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE and Louise-Catherine BERGERON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Charlotte CHAUDILLON (maternal) Jacques BERGERON and Agnès GRENONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
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, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marguerite died 1 February 1832 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). 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 .
Details of the family tree of Pierre-Joseph 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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