Marie-Anne GODARD dite LAPOINTE

(b. 20 February 1745 , Lachenaie, Canada, New France d. 28 February 1786 , Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Anne GODARD dite LAPOINTE was born 20 February 1745 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne GODARD dite LAPOINTE was the child of Antoine GODARD and Madeleine DUBOIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Etienne GODARD dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Madeleine LAVOIE (maternal) Pierre DUBOIS and Marie-Anne MAILLOUX

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

Marie-Anne married Joseph CHARTIER 8 November 1773 in Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph CHARTIER was born 17 October 1743 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Joseph died 1 May 1814 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Québec, Canada. Joseph was the child of Joseph CHARTIER and Marie-Josephte BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE.

Marie-Anne GODARD dite LAPOINTE died 28 February 1786 in Terrebonne, Province of Québec, 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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Marie-Anne GODARD dite LAPOINTE married

Joseph CHARTIER-- Date: 8 November 1773 Place: Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada

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Joseph CHARTIER was the child of Joseph CHARTIER and Marie-Josephte BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE

Children of Joseph CHARTIER and Marie-Anne GODARD dite LAPOINTE:

Joseph CHARTIER (b.5 April 1774, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada* d. 29 March 1867, Mascouche, Canada East )
m. Thérèse LAGARDE (BELLEGARDE) 4 November 1799 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

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1745 Birth
20 February 1745
Lachenaie, 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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne GODARD dite LAPOINTE and Joseph CHARTIER 8 November 1773, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

She was 28 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Joseph CHARTIER was born 5 April 1774, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Marie-Anne was 29 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.