Louis
AUDET dit LAPOINTE
(b.
26 August 1712
,
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
d.
4 March 1779
,
Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Louis AUDET dit LAPOINTE was born 26 August 1712 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Louis AUDET dit LAPOINTE was the child of Pierre AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Marie DUMAS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Madeleine DESPRÉS (maternal) François DUMAS and Marguerite FOYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Marie-Geneviève RONDEAU 8 February 1745 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Geneviève RONDEAU was born abt. 1723 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Geneviève died 13 September 1767 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Marie-Geneviève was the child of Étienne RONDEAU and Louise-Marie-Gabrielle MOREAU.
Louis AUDET dit LAPOINTE died 4 March 1779 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Louis 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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