Gaspard-Marie DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE

(b. 19 February 1743 , Lanoraie, Canada, New France d. 13 April 1816 , Yamaska, Lower Canada )

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Gaspard-Marie DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE was born 19 February 1743 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France

Gaspard-Marie 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 GRENON

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Gaspard-Marie married Marie-Anne ST-GERMAIN dite GAUSSIN 10 February 1772 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne ST-GERMAIN dite GAUSSIN was born 8 September 1755 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marie-Anne died 1 December 1817 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marie-Anne was the child of Joseph-Michel ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN and Marie-Madeleine FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE.

Gaspard-Marie DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE died 13 April 1816 in Yamaska, Lower Canada .

m. St-Germain Marie-Anne

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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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Gaspard-Marie DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE married

Marie-Anne ST-GERMAIN dite GAUSSIN-- Date: 10 February 1772 Place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne ST-GERMAIN dite GAUSSIN was the child of Joseph-Michel ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN and Marie-Madeleine FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE

Children of Gaspard-Marie DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Anne ST-GERMAIN dite GAUSSIN:

Michel DESAUTELS (b.24 July 1775, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 February 1840, Saint-Aimé, Lower Canada )
m. Marie MILLET dite BEAUCHEMIN 10 February 1800 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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1743 Birth
19 February 1743
Lanoraie, 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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Gaspard-Marie DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Anne ST-GERMAIN dite GAUSSIN 10 February 1772, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 28 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Michel DESAUTELS was born 24 July 1775, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Gaspard-Marie was 32 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.

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)

1800 Marriage of Child
Michel DESAUTELS married 10 February 1800, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Marie MILLET dite BEAUCHEMIN