Pierre-Joseph DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE

(b. 11 March 1730 , Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 6 May 1822 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )

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Pierre-Joseph DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE was born 11 March 1730 in Berthierville, Canada, New France

Pierre-Joseph DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE was the child of Michel DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE and Louise-Catherine BERGERON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Charlotte CHAUDILLON (maternal) Jacques BERGERON and Agnès GRENON

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Pierre-Joseph married Marguerite ALLAIRE 4 October 1756 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marguerite ALLAIRE was born 9 October 1738 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marguerite died 1 February 1832 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marguerite was the child of Étienne ALLAIRE and Marguerite MIEL dite LUSIGNAN (AMIEL).

Pierre-Joseph DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE died 6 May 1822 in Saint-Ours, 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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Pierre-Joseph DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE married

Marguerite ALLAIRE-- Date: 4 October 1756 Place: Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Marguerite ALLAIRE was the child of Étienne ALLAIRE and Marguerite MIEL dite LUSIGNAN (AMIEL)

Children of Pierre-Joseph DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE and Marguerite ALLAIRE:

Pierre-Joseph DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE (b.7 October 1757, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 4 March 1850, Saint-Ours, Canada East )
m. Josephte GUERTIN 9 February 1784 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)
m. Marie-Madeleine FRECHETTE 29 September 1806 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marguerite DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE (b.13 October 1758, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 17 November 1809, Verchères, Lower Canada )
m. Maurice RIEL dit L'IRLANDE 16 January 1776 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE (b.abt. 1769, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste LAVIOLETTE dit JAHAN 9 February 1789 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Charlotte DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE (b.18 March 1773, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 May 1855, Contrecœur, Canada East )
m. Joseph-Agapit DUVAL 24 January 1791 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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1730 Birth
11 March 1730
Berthierville, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Joseph DÉSAUTELS dit LAPOINTE and Marguerite ALLAIRE 4 October 1756, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 26 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Pierre-Joseph DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE was born 7 October 1757, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Pierre-Joseph was 27 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Marguerite DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE was born 13 October 1758, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Pierre-Joseph was 28 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Charlotte DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE was born 18 March 1773, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Pierre-Joseph was 43 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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Marguerite DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE married 16 January 1776, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Maurice RIEL dit L'IRLANDE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Joseph DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE married 9 February 1784, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Josephte GUERTIN

1789 Marriage of Child
Marie DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE married 9 February 1789, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Jean-Baptiste LAVIOLETTE dit JAHAN

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

1791 Marriage of Child
Charlotte DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE married 24 January 1791, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Joseph-Agapit DUVAL

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

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

1806 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Joseph DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE married 29 September 1806, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marie-Madeleine FRECHETTE

1809 Death of Child
Marguerite DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE died 17 November 1809, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Pierre-Joseph was 79 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1822 Death
6 May 1822
Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 92.

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