Josephte GERMAIN dite MAGNY

(b. 8 April 1736 , Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 3 July 1780 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Josephte GERMAIN dite MAGNY was born 8 April 1736 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Josephte GERMAIN dite MAGNY was the child of Jean-Baptiste GERMAIN dit MAGNY and Therese PINEAU (PINEAULT) dite LAPERLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GERMAIN dit MAGNY and Catherine BARIBEAU (maternal) Thomas PINEAU (PINEAULT) dit LAPERLE and Marguerite VANASSE

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

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, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) .

Josephte GERMAIN dite MAGNY died 3 July 1780 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - 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'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Josephte GERMAIN dite MAGNY married

Jacques COURTOIS-- Date: 22 November 1761 Place: Batiscan, Canada

Children of Jacques COURTOIS and Josephte GERMAIN dite MAGNY:

Marie Josephte (Josette) COURTOIS (b.20 July 1762, Batiscan, Canada d. , )
m. François DIDIER dit PARISIEN 23 October 1780 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

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1736 Birth
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.