Etienne-Joseph GODARD dit LAPOINTE

Born

21 March 1741 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Died

29 July 1809 , Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada

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Antoine GODARD Madeleine DUBOIS

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Born: 21 March 1741 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine GODARD

Mother: Madeleine DUBOIS

Paternal grandparents: Etienne GODARD dit LAPOINTE , Marie-Madeleine LAVOIE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre DUBOIS , Marie-Anne MAILLOUX

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Etienne-Joseph married Suzanne QUEVILLON 8 October 1764 in Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Suzanne QUEVILLON was born 4 February 1743 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Suzanne died 4 October 1804 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Québec, Canada. Suzanne was the child of Jean-Baptiste QUEVILLON and Marie Anne GAUDIN.

Etienne-Joseph GODARD dit LAPOINTE died 29 July 1809 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower 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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Spouse & Children of Etienne-Joseph GODARD dit LAPOINTE

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Etienne-Joseph GODARD dit LAPOINTE married

Suzanne QUEVILLON
Marriage date: 8 October 1764
Marriage place: Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Suzanne QUEVILLON was the child of Jean-Baptiste QUEVILLON and Marie Anne GAUDIN

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Children of Etienne-Joseph GODARD dit LAPOINTE and Suzanne QUEVILLON

Etienne-Joseph GODARD dit LAPOINTE

Born: 26 July 1765, Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 September 1819, Montréal, Lower Canada

Joseph GODARD dit LAPOINTE

Born: 15 February 1767, Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 April 1844, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Canada East

Suzanne GODARD dite LAPOINTE

Born: 6 November 1768, Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 March 1831, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada

Françoise-Marie GODARD dite LAPOINTE

Born: 16 August 1770, Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Louise GODARD dite LAPOINTE

Born: 5 March 1772, Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Anne GODARD dite LAPOINTE

Born: 21 August 1773, Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 September 1838, Saint-Jérôme, Lower Canada

Louis-Joseph GODARD dit LAPOINTE

Born: 27 April 1775, Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

François GODARD dit LAPOINTE

Born: 27 April 1775, Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Anne GODARD dite LAPOINTE

Born: 16 August 1776, Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Pierre GODARD dit LAPOINTE

Born: 26 July 1778, Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Jean-Baptiste GODARD dit LAPOINTE

Born: 9 June 1780, Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne THERRIEN 26 September 1803 Place: Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte GODARD dite LAPOINTE

Born: 29 May 1782, Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Archange GODARD dite LAPOINTE

Born: 22 September 1783, Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1741
21 March 1741
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Etienne-Joseph GODARD dit LAPOINTE and Suzanne QUEVILLON 8 October 1764, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

He was 23 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Etienne-Joseph GODARD dit LAPOINTE was born 26 July 1765, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Etienne-Joseph was 24 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Joseph GODARD dit LAPOINTE was born 15 February 1767, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Etienne-Joseph was 25 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Suzanne GODARD dite LAPOINTE was born 6 November 1768, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Etienne-Joseph was 27 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Françoise-Marie GODARD dite LAPOINTE was born 16 August 1770, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Etienne-Joseph was 29 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GODARD dite LAPOINTE was born 5 March 1772, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Etienne-Joseph was 30 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GODARD dite LAPOINTE was born 21 August 1773, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Etienne-Joseph was 32 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
François GODARD dit LAPOINTE was born 27 April 1775, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Etienne-Joseph was 34 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Louis-Joseph GODARD dit LAPOINTE was born 27 April 1775, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Etienne-Joseph was 34 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 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GODARD dite LAPOINTE was born 16 August 1776, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Etienne-Joseph was 35 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Pierre GODARD dit LAPOINTE was born 26 July 1778, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Etienne-Joseph was 37 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GODARD dit LAPOINTE was born 9 June 1780, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Etienne-Joseph was 39 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte GODARD dite LAPOINTE was born 29 May 1782, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Etienne-Joseph was 41 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Archange GODARD dite LAPOINTE was born 22 September 1783, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Etienne-Joseph was 42 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

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

1803 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GODARD dit LAPOINTE married 26 September 1803, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne THERRIEN