Andre CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR

(b. abt. 1770 , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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Andre CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR was born abt. 1770 in Québec Province, Canada

Andre CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR was the child of André CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR and Marie-Thérèse DESMARAIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR and Marie-Geneviève THÉROUX dite LAFERTÉ (maternal) Louis-Michel DESMARAIS and Marie-Thérèse BOUSQUET

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

Andre married Marie AUMONT 21 January 1794 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada . Marie AUMONT was born abt. 1770 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie died 4 October 1796 in Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan). Marie was the child of François-Guillaume AUMONT dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Archange CHAPUT.

Andre married (2) Madeleine BEAUDOIN 15 October 1798 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine BEAUDOIN was born 11 November 1780 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Madeleine was the child of Pierre BEAUDOIN and Madeleine LARCHEVÊQUE.

m. Aumont Marie
m. Beaudoin Madeleine

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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