Josephte AUDET dite LAPOINTE

(b. 24 May 1757 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 29 October 1809 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Josephte AUDET dite LAPOINTE was born 24 May 1757 in Québec, Canada, New France

Josephte AUDET dite LAPOINTE was the child of Louis AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Catherine BELLEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Louise GODBOUT (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BELLEAU dit LAROSE and Catherine BERTHIAUME

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

Josephte married Jean-Francois BUSSIERE 6 November 1781 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Francois BUSSIERE was born 24 December 1762 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Jean-Francois died 18 October 1807 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Jean-Francois was the child of Charles BUSSIERE and Catherine DROLET.

Josephte AUDET dite LAPOINTE died 29 October 1809 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, 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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