Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN

Born

7 July 1742 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

29 October 1809 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Geneviève DUVAL 13 October 1760 in Contrecœur, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Geneviève DUVAL was born 15 November 1739 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France . Marie-Geneviève died 4 November 1774 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Geneviève was the child of Marc-Antoine DUVAL and Marie-Renee CELLE (DECELLES) dite DUCLOS .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN

Parents of Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN

Father

Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN

Mother

Marguerite LACOSTE

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Mathieu COITOU dit ST-JEAN Angélique BONIN

Maternal grandparents

Alexandre LACOSTE dit LANGUEDOC Marguerite DENEAU (DENIAU)

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

Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN married

Marie-Geneviève DUVAL
Marriage date: 13 October 1760
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada
Marie-Geneviève DUVAL was the child of Marc-Antoine DUVAL and Marie-Renee CELLE (DECELLES) dite DUCLOS

Children of Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN and Marie-Geneviève DUVAL

Benoni ST JEAN dit COITOU

Born: 27 March 1770, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Catherine MENARD 27 September 1790 Place: Saint-Ours, 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 — 1742
7 July 1742
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN and Marie-Geneviève DUVAL 13 October 1760, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 18 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.

1770 Birth of Child
Benoni ST JEAN dit COITOU was born 27 March 1770, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

1774 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Geneviève DUVAL died 4 November 1774, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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.