Marguerite COITOU dite ST JEAN

Born

4 September 1733 , L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Died

6 May 1788 , St-Paul-de-Lavaltrie, Canada

Marguerite married Antoine GOGUET (GOYETTE) 23 June 1760 in L'Assomption, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine GOGUET (GOYETTE) was born 28 December 1723 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France. Antoine died 14 October 1800 in St-Paul-de-Lavaltrie. Quebec, Canada. Antoine was the child of Jacques-Jean GOGUET (GOYETTE) and Catherine FOISY .

Parents & Family of Marguerite COITOU dite ST JEAN

Parents of Marguerite COITOU dite ST JEAN

Father

Jacques COITOU dit ST-JEAN

Mother

Catherine BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE

Grandparents of Marguerite COITOU dite ST JEAN

Paternal grandparents

Jean COITOU dit ST-JEAN Marie-Thérèse PETIT

Maternal grandparents

Jean BRICAULT dit LAMARCHE Marie-Ange CHENIER

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite COITOU dite ST JEAN

Marguerite COITOU dite ST JEAN married

Antoine GOGUET (GOYETTE)
Marriage date: 23 June 1760
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Canada
Antoine GOGUET (GOYETTE) was the child of Jacques-Jean GOGUET (GOYETTE) and Catherine FOISY

Children of Antoine GOGUET (GOYETTE) and Marguerite COITOU dite ST JEAN

Joseph GOYETTE

Born: 30 April 1766, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite LAGARDE dite POTVIN 20 November 1792 Place: Joliette, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1733
4 September 1733
L'Assomption, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1760 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite COITOU dite ST JEAN and Antoine GOGUET (GOYETTE) 23 June 1760, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

She was 26 years old.

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.

1766 Birth of Child
Joseph GOYETTE was born 30 April 1766, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marguerite was 32 years old.

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.