Michel DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE

(b. 1 October 1701 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 15 May 1776 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Michel DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE was born 1 October 1701 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Michel DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE was the child of Joseph DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Charlotte CHAUDILLON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE and Marie REMY (maternal) Antoine CHAUDILLON and Marie BOUCHER

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

Michel married Louise-Catherine BERGERON 20 August 1726 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Louise-Catherine BERGERON was born 27 February 1708 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Louise-Catherine died 17 July 1773 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Louise-Catherine was the child of Jacques BERGERON and Agnès GRENON.

Michel DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE died 15 May 1776 in Saint-Ours, 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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Family and Children of Michel DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE

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Michel DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE married

Louise-Catherine BERGERON-- Date: 20 August 1726 Place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Louise-Catherine BERGERON was the child of Jacques BERGERON and Agnès GRENON

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Children of Michel DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE and Louise-Catherine BERGERON:

Michel DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE (b.24 September 1727, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 14 October 1759, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France )

Marie-Catherine DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE (b.18 October 1728, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 27 April 1799, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste CHATEL 15 January 1748 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)
m. Louis THIBAULT 1 March 1756 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Pierre-Joseph DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE (b.11 March 1730, Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 6 May 1822, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite ALLAIRE 4 October 1756 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Anne-Jeanne DÉSAUTELS dite LAPOINTE (b.6 March 1735, Lanoraie, Canada, New France d. 15 September 1797, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Antoine MARTIN 16 September 1754 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Etienne DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE (b.22 January 1740, Lanoraie, Canada, New France d. 6 October 1824, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE 19 April 1762 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Gaspard-Marie DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE (b.19 February 1743, Lanoraie, Canada, New France d. 13 April 1816, Yamaska, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne ST-GERMAIN dite GAUSSIN 10 February 1772 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Josephe DÉSAUTELS dite LAPOINTE (b.19 February 1743, Lanoraie, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Angélique DÉSAUTELS dite LAPOINTE (b.19 February 1743, Lanoraie, Canada, New France d. , )

Pierre-Rene DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE (b.16 April 1746, Lanoraie, Canada, New France d. , )

Nicolas DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE (b.15 May 1747, Lanoraie, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Touissant DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE (b.31 October 1749, Lanoraie, Canada, New France d. , )

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1701 Birth
1 October 1701
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1726 Marriage / Partner
Michel DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE and Louise-Catherine BERGERON 20 August 1726, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 24 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Michel DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE was born 24 September 1727, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Michel was 25 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE was born 18 October 1728, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Michel was 27 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Pierre-Joseph DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE was born 11 March 1730, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Michel was 28 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Anne-Jeanne DÉSAUTELS dite LAPOINTE was born 6 March 1735, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Michel was 33 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Etienne DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE was born 22 January 1740, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Michel was 38 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Gaspard-Marie DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE was born 19 February 1743, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Michel was 41 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique DÉSAUTELS dite LAPOINTE was born 19 February 1743, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Michel was 41 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe DÉSAUTELS dite LAPOINTE was born 19 February 1743, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Michel was 41 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Pierre-Rene DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE was born 16 April 1746, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Michel was 44 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Nicolas DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE was born 15 May 1747, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Michel was 45 years old.

1748 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE married 15 January 1748 , Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Jean-Baptiste CHATEL

1749 Birth of Child
Marie-Touissant DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE was born 31 October 1749, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Michel was 48 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1754 Marriage of Child
Anne-Jeanne DÉSAUTELS dite LAPOINTE married 16 September 1754, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Antoine MARTIN

1756 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE married 1 March 1756, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Louis THIBAULT

1756 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Joseph DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE married 4 October 1756, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Marguerite ALLAIRE

1759 Death of Child
Michel DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE died 14 October 1759, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Michel was 58 years old.

1762 Marriage of Child
Etienne DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE married 19 April 1762, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

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.

1772 Marriage of Child
Gaspard-Marie DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE married 10 February 1772, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Marie-Anne ST-GERMAIN dite GAUSSIN

1773 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louise-Catherine BERGERON died 17 July 1773, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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.