Charles GILBERT dit COMTOIS

Born

5 June 1738 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France

Died

31 March 1788 , Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada

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Born: 5 June 1738 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France

Parents of Charles GILBERT dit COMTOIS

Father

Louis GILBERT dit COMTOIS

Mother

Anne JACQUES

Grandparents of Charles GILBERT dit COMTOIS

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Maternal grandparents

Louis JACQUES Antoinette LEROUX

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

Charles married Josephte-Anne PIETTE 25 November 1759 in Berthierville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Josephte-Anne PIETTE was born abt. 1741 in Québec Province, Canada. Josephte-Anne was the child of Pierre PIETTE dit LAFRENIERE and Marie BANLIAC.

Charles GILBERT dit COMTOIS died 31 March 1788 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Charles GILBERT dit COMTOIS

Charles GILBERT dit COMTOIS married

Josephte-Anne PIETTE
Marriage date: 25 November 1759
Marriage place: Berthierville, Canada, New France
Josephte-Anne PIETTE was the child of Pierre PIETTE dit LAFRENIERE and Marie BANLIAC

Children of Charles GILBERT dit COMTOIS and Josephte-Anne PIETTE

Charles GILBERT dit COMTOIS

Born: 6 October 1760, Berthierville, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Charlotte POTHIER 27 January 1783 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise GILBERT dite COMTOIS

Born: 5 November 1761, Berthierville, Canada
Died: 21 January 1848, St-Thomas, Joliette, Quebec, Canada

Married: Pierre DEVEAU dit JOLICOEUR 7 November 1785 Place: Repentigny, Province of Québec, 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 — 1738
5 June 1738
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Charles GILBERT dit COMTOIS and Josephte-Anne PIETTE 25 November 1759, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 21 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Charles GILBERT dit COMTOIS was born 6 October 1760, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Charles was 22 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GILBERT dite COMTOIS was born 5 November 1761, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Charles was 23 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.

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.

1783 Marriage of Child
Charles GILBERT dit COMTOIS married 27 January 1783, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada to Charlotte POTHIER

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise GILBERT dite COMTOIS married 7 November 1785, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada to Pierre DEVEAU dit JOLICOEUR