Jeanne BERTRAND dite ST-ARNAUD

Born

9 April 1707 , Batiscan, Canada, New France

Died

24 March 1791 , Batiscan, Lower Canada

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Paul-Jean BERTRAND dit ST-ARNAUD Gabrielle BARIBEAU

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Born: 9 April 1707 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Father: Paul-Jean BERTRAND dit ST-ARNAUD

Mother: Gabrielle BARIBEAU

Maternal grandparents: François BARIBEAU , Perrine MOREAU

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Jeanne married Pierre COSSETTE 6 February 1730 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre COSSETTE was born 28 March 1710 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Pierre died 1 August 1774 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Pierre was the child of François COSSET (COSSETTE) and Catherine LAFOND.

Jeanne BERTRAND dite ST-ARNAUD died 24 March 1791 in Batiscan, Lower Canada .
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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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Jeanne BERTRAND dite ST-ARNAUD married

Pierre COSSETTE
Marriage date: 6 February 1730
Marriage place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
Pierre COSSETTE was the child of François COSSET (COSSETTE) and Catherine LAFOND

Children of Pierre COSSETTE and Jeanne BERTRAND dite ST-ARNAUD

Pierre COSSETTE

Born: 29 May 1732, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: 8 December 1790, Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Anne BARIL 13 January 1754 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Marie-Josephe COSSETTE

Born: 8 February 1736, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: 30 October 1822, Batiscan, Lower Canada

Married: Augustin CADOT 6 January 1759 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

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Birth — 1707
9 April 1707
Batiscan, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1730 Marriage / Partner
Jeanne BERTRAND dite ST-ARNAUD and Pierre COSSETTE 6 February 1730, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

She was 22 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Pierre COSSETTE was born 29 May 1732, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Jeanne was 25 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe COSSETTE was born 8 February 1736, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Jeanne was 28 years old.

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Pierre COSSETTE married 13 January 1754, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Marie-Anne BARIL

1759 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe COSSETTE married 6 January 1759, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Augustin CADOT

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.

1774 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre COSSETTE died 1 August 1774, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

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.