Jean-Baptiste MARTIN dit ST-JEAN

Born

22 March 1726 , Vaudreuil, Canada, New France

Died

4 January 1780 , Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada

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Born: 22 March 1726 in Vaudreuil, Canada, New France

Parents of Jean-Baptiste MARTIN dit ST-JEAN

Father

Jean MARTIN dit ST-JEAN

Mother

Thérèse HÉNAULT

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste MARTIN dit ST-JEAN

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Maternal grandparents

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

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

Jean-Baptiste married Josephe FOUCHER dite LEVITRE 19 January 1750 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephe FOUCHER dite LEVITRE was born 30 November 1724 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . Josephe died 20 December 1772 in Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada . Josephe was the child of Joseph-Gerbert FOUCHER and Angelique CHAUSSE.

Jean-Baptiste MARTIN dit ST-JEAN died 4 January 1780 in Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste MARTIN dit ST-JEAN

Jean-Baptiste MARTIN dit ST-JEAN married

Josephe FOUCHER dite LEVITRE
Marriage date: 19 January 1750
Marriage place: Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France
Josephe FOUCHER dite LEVITRE was the child of Joseph-Gerbert FOUCHER and Angelique CHAUSSE

Children of Jean-Baptiste MARTIN dit ST-JEAN and Josephe FOUCHER dite LEVITRE

Jean-Baptiste MARTIN

Born: 28 April 1753, Les Cèdres, Canada, New France
Died: 26 May 1813, Les Cèdres, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Antoinette LEVAC 7 February 1774 Place: Les Cèdres, 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 — 1726
22 March 1726
Vaudreuil, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste MARTIN dit ST-JEAN and Josephe FOUCHER dite LEVITRE 19 January 1750, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste MARTIN was born 28 April 1753, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 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.

1772 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josephe FOUCHER dite LEVITRE died 20 December 1772, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

1774 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste MARTIN married 7 February 1774, Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Antoinette LEVAC

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.