Marie-Louise GILBERT dite COMTOIS

Born

5 November 1761 , Berthierville, Canada

Died

21 January 1848 , St-Thomas, Joliette, Quebec, Canada

Marie-Louise married Pierre DEVEAU dit JOLICOEUR 7 November 1785 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre DEVEAU dit JOLICOEUR was born abt. 1760 in Québec Province, Canada. Pierre was the child of Pierre DEVEAU dit JOLICOEUR and Marie-Louise LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU) .

Parents & Family of Marie-Louise GILBERT dite COMTOIS

Parents of Marie-Louise GILBERT dite COMTOIS

Father

Charles GILBERT dit COMTOIS

Mother

Josephte-Anne PIETTE

Grandparents of Marie-Louise GILBERT dite COMTOIS

Paternal grandparents

Louis GILBERT dit COMTOIS Anne JACQUES

Maternal grandparents

Pierre PIETTE dit LAFRENIERE Marie BANLIAC

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Louise GILBERT dite COMTOIS

Marie-Louise GILBERT dite COMTOIS married

Pierre DEVEAU dit JOLICOEUR
Marriage date: 7 November 1785
Marriage place: Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre DEVEAU dit JOLICOEUR was the child of Pierre DEVEAU dit JOLICOEUR and Marie-Louise LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU)

Children of Pierre DEVEAU dit JOLICOEUR and Marie-Louise GILBERT dite COMTOIS

Pierre DEVEAU dit JOLICOEUR

Born: 27 May 1788, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite BOURDON 30 June 1807 Place: Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Marie-Louise'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 — 1761
5 November 1761
Berthierville, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise GILBERT dite COMTOIS and Pierre DEVEAU dit JOLICOEUR 7 November 1785, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

She was 24 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Pierre DEVEAU dit JOLICOEUR was born 27 May 1788, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise was 26 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1807 Marriage of Child
Pierre DEVEAU dit JOLICOEUR married 30 June 1807, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada to Marguerite BOURDON

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)