Re: message for Jay Desautels
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message for Jay Desautels
12/08/01
Beth:Lapointe is what is known as a "dit" name which was very commont until a hundred years ago in the French-canadian culture.The word translates to SAID or CALLED and was used as a sort of 2nd surname.Lapointe was added to the Desautels name because Pierre Desautels the pioneer at Montreal who arrived in 1653 was given a land grant at Longue Pointe (just north of the city of Montreal but now a part of it.Several other families have also used Lapointe as a 2nd surname and few Desautels maintained its use and fewer still dropped the Desautels and kept the Lapointe.It is only important to note as a research tool as there were some statistical data recorded as Lapointe.Most persons who use the name Lapointe today are actually descendants of the Audet-Lapointe family.About a half-dozen other families also used that "dit" name.
Hope I did not confuse anyone.
Jay
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