Jacques LEMOINE dit DEMARTIGNY

Born

abt. 1768 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

7 July 1838 , Varennes, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Jacques LEMOINE dit DEMARTIGNY

Parents

2 recorded View parent relationships

Grandparents

4 recorded View grandparents

Spouses, Marriages & Children

1 recorded relationshipView family relationships

Family Tree

Open family tree View pedigree chart

Born: abt. 1768 in Québec Province, Canada

Parents of Jacques LEMOINE dit DEMARTIGNY

Father

Amable LEMOINE

Mother

Marie-Archange MESSIER dite ST-FRANÇOIS

Grandparents of Jacques LEMOINE dit DEMARTIGNY

Paternal grandparents

Jacques LEMOINE Marie-Angélique GUILLET

Maternal grandparents

Augustin MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS Marie-Charlotte MONGEAU

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

Jacques married Felicite-Elisabeth BAILLY 24 May 1791 in Varennes, Lower Canada . Felicite-Elisabeth BAILLY was born abt. 1753 in Québec Province, Canada. Felicite-Elisabeth was the child of François-Augustin BAILLY and Marie Anne GOUTIN.

Jacques LEMOINE dit DEMARTIGNY died 7 July 1838 in Varennes, Lower Canada .

m. Bailly Felicite-Elisabeth

Details of the family tree of Jacques appear below.

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Écuyer, Seigneur de la Trinité et de St-Michel, colonel de milice

Québec Généalogie - The Seigneurial System (1627 - 1854)
The seigneurial system was a form of land settlement modeled on the French feudal system. It began in New France in 1627 with the formation of the Compagnie des Cent-Associés (or Company of 100 Associates), which was initially responsible for handing out land grants and seigneurial rights. The land was divided into five by 15 kilometer plots, usually along major rivers like the St. Lawrence. They were then further subdivided into narrow, but long lots for settlement. These lots were usually long enough to be suitable for faming, and they provided everyone who lived on them with equal access to neighbouring farms and the river. There were three main groups of people who lived off the land in this system: Seigneurs, Habitants and Engagés

Jacques LEMOINE dit DEMARTIGNY was a seigneur.
Seigneurs were the most important colonists, as they were usually in the military or aristocracy prior to being a settler. These seigneurs then were charged with the task of subdividing large parcels of land into five by 15 kilometer concessions, then renting this land to a habitant. Under regulations set up by the French government in France, the seigneur could also set up a court of law, set up a mill on his land and organize a commune.

Source: Canada in the Making (www.canadiana.ca/citm/index_e.html)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jacques LEMOINE dit DEMARTIGNY

Jacques LEMOINE dit DEMARTIGNY married

Felicite-Elisabeth BAILLY
Marriage date: 24 May 1791
Marriage place: Varennes, Lower Canada
Felicite-Elisabeth BAILLY was the child of François-Augustin BAILLY and Marie Anne GOUTIN

Children of Jacques LEMOINE dit DEMARTIGNY and Felicite-Elisabeth BAILLY

No children are currently listed for this couple.

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Jacques's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
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)

Add Life Event

Have another record or photo?
Add a life event, census record, military record, obituary, achievement, or photograph for Jacques LEMOINE dit DEMARTIGNY.

Life & Records

Photos, life events, and historical records for Jacques LEMOINE dit DEMARTIGNY.

How to read this timeline
Records about Jacques LEMOINE dit DEMARTIGNY and family appear alongside historical events from the same years. Each item is labeled so you can quickly tell family records from historical context.

Show:

Use these buttons to focus on the ancestor's own records or the wider historical context.

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 Marriage / Partner
Jacques LEMOINE dit DEMARTIGNY and Felicite-Elisabeth BAILLY 24 May 1791, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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

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

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

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