François COMTOIS dit ROUSSE

Born

11 October 1774 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

15 May 1835 , Québec Province, Canada

François married Marie-Louise DUBE 26 August 1799 in Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise DUBE was born abt. 1780 in Québec Province, Canada. Marie-Louise was the child of François-Marie DUBE and Marie-Louise HOUDE .

Parents & Family of François COMTOIS dit ROUSSE

Parents of François COMTOIS dit ROUSSE

Father

Hugues ROUSSE dit COMTOIS

Mother

Apolline-Madeleine BROSSEAU

Grandparents of François COMTOIS dit ROUSSE

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Luc BROSSEAU dit LAFLEUR Madeleine HORSON dite PISCINE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François COMTOIS dit ROUSSE

François COMTOIS dit ROUSSE married

Marie-Louise DUBE
Marriage date: 26 August 1799
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada
Marie-Louise DUBE was the child of François-Marie DUBE and Marie-Louise HOUDE

Children of François COMTOIS dit ROUSSE and Marie-Louise DUBE

Marguerite COMTOIS

Born: abt. 1802, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean LACROIX 13 May 1822 Place: Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in François'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)

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Birth — 1774
11 October 1774
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

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 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

1799 Marriage / Partner
François COMTOIS dit ROUSSE and Marie-Louise DUBE 26 August 1799 , Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

He was 24 years old.

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