Michel
CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR
Born
6 October 1761
,
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada
Died
8 August 1845
,
Coteau-du-Lac, Canada East
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Michel CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR married 
Angelique CHAREST
Marriage date: 6 October 1782
Marriage place: Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Angelique CHAREST was the child of Louis CHAREST and Josephte GARIEPY
Angelique CHARESTMarriage date: 6 October 1782
Marriage place: Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Angelique CHAREST was the child of Louis CHAREST and Josephte GARIEPY
Children of Michel CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR and Angelique CHAREST
Michel CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR
Born: 20 August 1785, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 April 1865, Coteau-du-Lac, Canada East
Died: 30 April 1865, Coteau-du-Lac, Canada East
Married: Geneviève LEROUX 14 September 1807 Place: Les Cèdres, Lower Canada
Michel CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR married Marie-Josephte LEVAC
Marriage date: 10 February 1834
Marriage place: Coteau-du-Lac, Lower Canada
Marie-Josephte LEVAC was the child of Jacques LEVAC and Angélique LECOMPTE dite LAFLEUR
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Marie-Josephte LEVACMarriage date: 10 February 1834
Marriage place: Coteau-du-Lac, Lower Canada
Marie-Josephte LEVAC was the child of Jacques LEVAC and Angélique LECOMPTE dite LAFLEUR
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
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Québec Genealogy Notes
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Québec Place Names Through History
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- Early 1600s–1760
- Canada, New France
- 1760–1763
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- 1763–1791
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- 1791–1867
- Lower Canada
- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.
A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
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Birth — 17616 October 1761
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada
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.
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.
1782 Marriage / PartnerMichel CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR and Angelique CHAREST 6 October 1782, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)
He was 21 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1785 Birth of ChildMichel CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR was born 20 August 1785, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada
Michel was 23 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1807 Marriage of ChildMichel CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR married 14 September 1807, Les Cèdres, Lower Canada to Geneviève LEROUX
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 England1823 Marriage of ChildJean-Baptiste CHRISTIN married 15 July 1823, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada to Emelie CHAUMET
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1834 Marriage / PartnerMichel CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR and Marie-Josephte LEVAC 10 February 1834, Coteau-du-Lac, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-du-Coteau-du-Lac)
He was 72 years old.
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Death — 18458 August 1845
Coteau-du-Lac, Canada East
He died at the age of 83.
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