Etienne DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE

Born

22 January 1740 , Lanoraie, Canada, New France

Died

6 October 1824 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Michel DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE Louise-Catherine BERGERON

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Born: 22 January 1740 in Lanoraie, 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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Etienne married Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE 19 April 1762 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE was born 12 September 1741 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne died 24 April 1783 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Joseph MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Ursule EMERY dite CODERRE.

Etienne DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE died 6 October 1824 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.

m. Meunier Marie-Anne
m. Piche Marie-Francoise

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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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Etienne DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE married

Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE
Marriage date: 19 April 1762
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada
Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE was the child of Joseph MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Ursule EMERY dite CODERRE

Children of Etienne DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

Pierre DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE

Born: abt. 1762, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 27 September 1827, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite MARTIN 19 June 1797 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1740
22 January 1740
Lanoraie, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Etienne DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE 19 April 1762, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 22 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.

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.