François-Amable MARTIN dit ST-JEAN

Born

6 February 1734 , Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

22 December 1778 , Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada

François-Amable married Elisabeth-Isabelle LEROUX 12 February 1759 in Les Cèdres, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Elisabeth-Isabelle LEROUX was born abt. 1738 in Québec Province, Canada. Elisabeth-Isabelle died 4 March 1829 in St-Polycarpe, Soulanges, Bas-Canada, Canada. Elisabeth-Isabelle was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEROUX dit ROUSSON and Angelique-Elisabeth LIBERSAN dite LAVIOLETTE .

Parents & Family of François-Amable MARTIN dit ST-JEAN

Parents of François-Amable MARTIN dit ST-JEAN

Father

Jean MARTIN dit ST-JEAN

Mother

Thérèse HÉNAULT

Grandparents of François-Amable MARTIN dit ST-JEAN

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Pierre HUNEAULT (ENAUD, HÉNAULT) dit CANADA Marie-Anne RATEL

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François-Amable MARTIN dit ST-JEAN

François-Amable MARTIN dit ST-JEAN married

Elisabeth-Isabelle LEROUX
Marriage date: 12 February 1759
Marriage place: Les Cèdres, Canada, New France
Elisabeth-Isabelle LEROUX was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEROUX dit ROUSSON and Angelique-Elisabeth LIBERSAN dite LAVIOLETTE

Children of François-Amable MARTIN dit ST-JEAN and Elisabeth-Isabelle LEROUX

Francois MARTIN

Born: abt. 1765, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 5 February 1837, Saint-Polycarpe, Lower Canada

Married: Angelique RODRIGUE 7 January 1788 Place: Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada

Amable MARTIN dite ST-JEAN

Born: 24 October 1769, Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 April 1844, St-Polycarpe, Soulanges, Bas-Canada, Canada

Married: Louis DESFORGES 5 February 1821

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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 — 1734
6 February 1734
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
François-Amable MARTIN dit ST-JEAN and Elisabeth-Isabelle LEROUX 12 February 1759, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

He was 25 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.

1769 Birth of Child
Amable MARTIN dite ST-JEAN was born 24 October 1769, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

François-Amable was 35 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.