Antoine Godard dit Lapointe

     Antoine was born on Thursday, 6 March 1698 in Chateau-Richer, Montmorency County, Quebec, Canada. He was the son of Etienne Godard dit Lapointe and Marie Madeleine Lavoie. He was christened there on 7 March 1698 in Ste-Montmorency Church.¹ He was 1st married 26 October 1722 to Genevieve Maillot. Antoine married 2nd Madeleine Dubois, daughter of Pierre Dubois and Marie-Anne Maillou, on 26 November 1733 in St-Nicolas, Levis County, Quebec, Canada, at St-Nicolas Church.² Antoine & Madeline had children: Marie Madeleine [12/05/1734-4/28/1806][m. Jean Chrysostome Maillet dit Maguet], Pierre [10/12/1736-1/08/1761], Marie Elisabeth [10/09/1728], Etienne [3/21/1741-7/29/1809][m. 10/08/1764 Marie Suxanne Quevillon], Marie Marguerite [5/24/1743-3/04/1820][m. 1/12/1767 Jean-Baptiste Corbeil], Marie Anne [2/20/1745-2/28/1786][m. 11/08/1773 Joseph Charter], Michel [1747-6/15/1799][m. 6/03/1771 Francoise Briere] & Jaques [9/15/1750].³ Antoine's wife, Madeleine, died on 25 December 1750 in Lachenaie, Les Moulins County, Quebec, Canada, leaving him a widower. Antoine departed this life on Friday, 15 February 1754 in Terrebonne, Les Moulins County, Quebec, Canada, at age 55 years, 11 months and 9 days. He was buried there in the churchyard of St-Louis on Saturday, 16 February 1754.⁴