Louis DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE

(b. 14 April 1742 , Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 22 May 1816 , Beloeil, Lower Canada )

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Louis DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE was born 14 April 1742 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France

Louis DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE and Françoise LEFEBVRE dite ST-JEAN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DESAUTELS and Angélique THUILLIER (maternal) Charles LEFEBVRE dit ST-JEAN and Françoise GAUDRY

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

Louis married Marguerite-Helene MASSÉ 25 January 1768 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite-Helene MASSÉ was born 2 March 1751 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marguerite-Helene died 8 August 1812 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Marguerite-Helene was the child of François MASSÉ dit SANCERRE and Madeleine ROBERT.

Louis DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE died 22 May 1816 in Beloeil, 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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Family and Children of Louis DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE

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Louis DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE married

Marguerite-Helene MASSÉ-- Date: 25 January 1768 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite-Helene MASSÉ was the child of François MASSÉ dit SANCERRE and Madeleine ROBERT

Children of Louis DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE and Marguerite-Helene MASSÉ:

Marguerite DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE (b.5 February 1774, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 July 1849, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada East)
m. Antoine BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS 4 July 1791 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Judith DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE (b.22 February 1781, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 May 1804, Beloeil, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN 5 October 1801 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

François DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE (b.16 January 1790, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Catherine BRODEUR 26 February 1810 in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hilaire)

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1742 Birth
14 April 1742
Longue-Pointe, Montréal, 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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Louis DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE and Marguerite-Helene MASSÉ 25 January 1768, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 25 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marguerite DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE was born 5 February 1774, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Louis was 31 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.

1781 Birth of Child
Judith DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE was born 22 February 1781, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Louis was 38 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Birth of Child
François DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE was born 16 January 1790, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Louis was 47 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Marriage of Child
Marguerite DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE married 4 July 1791, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Antoine BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Marriage of Child
Judith DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE married 5 October 1801 , Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Pierre PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

1804 Death of Child
Judith DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE died 25 May 1804, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Louis was 62 years old.

1810 Marriage of Child
François DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE married 26 February 1810, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hilaire) to Catherine BRODEUR

1812 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite-Helene MASSÉ died 8 August 1812, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

1816 Death
22 May 1816
Beloeil, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 74.

Added: 6/11/2015 9:17:32 AM - Updated: 12/7/2020 1:39:37 PM