Francois
AUDET dit LAPOINTE
(b.
1 June 1804
,
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada
d.
18 April 1878
,
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
)
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AUDET dit LAPOINTE Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!
Francois AUDET dit LAPOINTE was born 1 June 1804 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada
Francois AUDET dit LAPOINTE was the child of François AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Madeleine TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) François AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Angélique PEPIN dite LACHANCE (maternal) Jacques TREMBLAY and Angelique PEPIN dite LACHANCEFrancois AUDET dit LAPOINTE died 18 April 1878 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada .
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Francois AUDET dit LAPOINTE was a Pilote.
The pilote, an expert in navigation, was the person who maneuvered and guided a ship. He worked alongside the ship's captain, communicating the ship's position and possible dangers to navigation (currents, islands, reefs, shallow water, etc.). To do this, he used navigation instruments such as the compass or the sextant. He checked his instruments daily and noted any significant observations.
Source: tfcq.ca
Navigating the St. Lawrence: A Glimpse into the Life of a Pilote in 18th Century New France
Francois AUDET dit LAPOINTE was a Pilote.
The pilote, an expert in navigation, was the person who maneuvered and guided a ship. He worked alongside the ship's captain, communicating the ship's position and possible dangers to navigation (currents, islands, reefs, shallow water, etc.). To do this, he used navigation instruments such as the compass or the sextant. He checked his instruments daily and noted any significant observations.
Source: tfcq.ca
Navigating the St. Lawrence: A Glimpse into the Life of a Pilote in 18th Century New France
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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