Nicolas DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE

(b. 24 March 1718 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 17 February 1783 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Nicolas DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE was born 24 March 1718 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Nicolas DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE was the child of Pierre DESAUTELS and Angélique THUILLIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE and Catherine-Marie LORION (maternal) Jacques-Pierre THUILLIER dit DESVIGNEZ and Jeanne BERNARD

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Nicolas married Marie-Catherine DUFRESNE 6 February 1741 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Catherine DUFRESNE was born 26 December 1722 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Marie-Catherine died 22 January 1798 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe). Marie-Catherine was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUFRESNE and Marie-Catherine ARCHAMBAULT.

Nicolas DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE died 17 February 1783 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Dufresne Marie-Catherine

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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 Nicolas DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE

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Nicolas DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE married

Marie-Catherine DUFRESNE-- Date: 6 February 1741 Place: Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Catherine DUFRESNE was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUFRESNE and Marie-Catherine ARCHAMBAULT

Children of Nicolas DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Catherine DUFRESNE:

Marie-Catherine DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE (b.22 March 1743, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 24 January 1821, Repentigny, Lower Canada )

Jean-Baptiste DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE (b.16 August 1744, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 16 January 1808, Repentigny, Lower Canada )

Marguerite DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE (b.11 May 1747, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 15 April 1776, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marie-Judith DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE (b.10 November 1751, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Gervais ARCHAMBAULT 22 February 1773 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Monique DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE (b.11 July 1758, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )

Agathe DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE (b.27 November 1760, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada d. , )

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1718 Birth
24 March 1718
Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1741 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Catherine DUFRESNE 6 February 1741 , Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

He was 22 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE was born 22 March 1743, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Nicolas was 25 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE was born 16 August 1744, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Nicolas was 26 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Marguerite DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE was born 11 May 1747, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Nicolas was 29 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marie-Judith DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE was born 10 November 1751, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Nicolas was 33 years old.

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

1758 Birth of Child
Monique DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE was born 11 July 1758, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Nicolas was 40 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Agathe DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE was born 27 November 1760, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Nicolas 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.

1773 Marriage of Child
Marie-Judith DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE married 22 February 1773, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe) to Gervais ARCHAMBAULT

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 Death of Child
Marguerite DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE died 15 April 1776, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Nicolas was 58 years old.

1783 Death
17 February 1783
Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 64.

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