Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN

Born

30 December 1715 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

Jean-Baptiste married Marguerite LACOSTE 8 January 1741 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite LACOSTE was born 13 June 1705 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . Marguerite died 19 April 1788 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite was the child of Alexandre LACOSTE dit LANGUEDOC and Marguerite DENEAU (DENIAU) .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN

Parents of Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN

Father

Jean-Mathieu COITOU dit ST-JEAN

Mother

Angélique BONIN

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN

Paternal grandparents

Jean COITOU dit ST-JEAN Marie-Thérèse PETIT

Maternal grandparents

Nicolas BONIN dit ST-MARTIN Marie-Elisabeth EMERY

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN

Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN married

Marguerite LACOSTE
Marriage date: 8 January 1741
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Marguerite LACOSTE was the child of Alexandre LACOSTE dit LANGUEDOC and Marguerite DENEAU (DENIAU)

Children of Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN and Marguerite LACOSTE

Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN

Born: 7 July 1742, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 29 October 1809, Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Geneviève DUVAL 13 October 1760 Place: Contrecœur, 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 — 1715
30 December 1715
Québec Province, Canada

1741 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN and Marguerite LACOSTE 8 January 1741, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 25 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN was born 7 July 1742, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jean-Baptiste was 26 years old.

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