Jacques DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE

(b. 12 September 1718 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )

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Jacques DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE was born 12 September 1718 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Jacques DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE was the child of Gilbert DESAUTELS and Charlotte ETIENNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE and Catherine-Marie LORION (maternal) Philippe ETIENNE dit DURIVAGE and Marie GRAVOIS

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

Jacques married Marie-Francoise FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE 26 October 1744 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Francoise FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE was born abt. 1718 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Francoise was the child of Adrien FOURNIER and Catherine BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER) (BOUTILLIER).

m. Fournier Marie-Francoise

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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Jacques DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE married

Marie-Francoise FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE-- Date: 26 October 1744 Place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
Marie-Francoise FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE was the child of Adrien FOURNIER and Catherine BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER) (BOUTILLIER)

Children of Jacques DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Francoise FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE:

Luc-Jacques DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE (b.26 March 1762, Chambly, Canada d. , )
m. Veronique MARCIL 28 January 1788 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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1718 Birth
12 September 1718
Montréal, Canada, New France

1744 Marriage / Partner
Jacques DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Francoise FOURNIER dite PREFONTAINE 26 October 1744, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 26 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Luc-Jacques DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE was born 26 March 1762, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jacques was 43 years old.

Added: 3/7/2018 9:07:43 AM - Updated: 8/1/2019 3:30:12 PM