Marie ROBIN dite LAPOINTE

(b. July 1711 , Québec Province, Canada d. 13 May 1795 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )

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Marie ROBIN dite LAPOINTE was born July 1711 in Québec Province, Canada

Marie ROBIN dite LAPOINTE was the child of Michel ROBIN dit LAPOINTE and Angélique DUPRÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean ROBIN dit LAPOINTE and Jeanne CHARTON (CHARRETON) (maternal) Antoine DUPRÉ dit ROCHEFORT and Marie-Elisabeth VALIQUET dite LAVERDURE (VALIQUETTE)

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

Marie married Michel VIAU 5 February 1731 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Michel VIAU was born 19 May 1704 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Michel died 12 June 1776 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Michel was the child of Michel VIAU and Helene CHARLES LAJEUNESSE.

Marie ROBIN dite LAPOINTE died 13 May 1795 in La Prairie, 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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Family and Children of Marie ROBIN dite LAPOINTE

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Marie ROBIN dite LAPOINTE married

Michel VIAU-- Date: 5 February 1731 Place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
Michel VIAU was the child of Michel VIAU and Helene CHARLES LAJEUNESSE

Children of Michel VIAU and Marie ROBIN dite LAPOINTE:

Jean-Baptiste VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE (b.14 March 1739, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 23 September 1821, Boucherville, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Angélique DUBUC 16 November 1767 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Catherine VIAU (b.21 April 1754, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 5 December 1845, Boucherville, Canada East )
m. Francois BOURDON 23 November 1778 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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1711 Birth
July 1711
Québec Province, Canada

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1731 Marriage / Partner
Marie ROBIN dite LAPOINTE and Michel VIAU 5 February 1731, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

She was 19 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE was born 14 March 1739, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marie was 27 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Catherine VIAU was born 21 April 1754, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marie was 42 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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE married 16 November 1767, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Marie-Angélique DUBUC

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.