Josephte GERMAIN dite MAGNY

Born

8 April 1736 , Batiscan, Canada, New France

Died

3 July 1780 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Josephte married Jacques COURTOIS 22 November 1761 in Batiscan, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jacques COURTOIS was born abt. 1734 in France. Jacques died 5 April 1802 in Nicolet, Lower Canada .

Parents & Family of Josephte GERMAIN dite MAGNY

Parents of Josephte GERMAIN dite MAGNY

Father

Jean-Baptiste GERMAIN dit MAGNY

Mother

Therese PINEAU (PINEAULT) dite LAPERLE

Grandparents of Josephte GERMAIN dite MAGNY

Paternal grandparents

Jean GERMAIN dit MAGNY Catherine BARIBEAU

Maternal grandparents

Thomas PINEAU (PINEAULT) dit LAPERLE Marguerite VANASSE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Josephte GERMAIN dite MAGNY

Josephte GERMAIN dite MAGNY married

Jacques COURTOIS
Marriage date: 22 November 1761
Marriage place: Batiscan, Canada

Children of Jacques COURTOIS and Josephte GERMAIN dite MAGNY

Marie Josephte (Josette) COURTOIS

Born: 20 July 1762, Batiscan, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François DIDIER dit PARISIEN 23 October 1780 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, 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 — 1736
8 April 1736
Batiscan, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Josephte GERMAIN dite MAGNY and Jacques COURTOIS 22 November 1761, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

She was 25 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie Josephte (Josette) COURTOIS was born 20 July 1762, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Josephte was 26 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.