Pierre-Jacques COITOU dit ST JEAN

(b. 15 January 1717 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 7 September 1770 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre-Jacques COITOU dit ST JEAN was born 15 January 1717 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Pierre-Jacques COITOU dit ST JEAN was the child of Pierre COITOU dit ST-JEAN and Marie VENNE (VOYNE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean COITOU dit ST-JEAN and Marie-Thérèse PETIT (maternal) Jean-Francois-Baptiste VENNE (VOYNE) and Françoise BEACHAMP

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Pierre-Jacques married Charlotte BELEC 4 November 1743 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . Charlotte BELEC was born 18 December 1722 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Charlotte died 13 June 1759 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Charlotte was the child of François BELEC and Marie-Madeleine TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE.

Pierre-Jacques COITOU dit ST JEAN died 7 September 1770 in L'Assomption, 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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Charlotte BELEC-- Date: 4 November 1743 Place: L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Charlotte BELEC was the child of François BELEC and Marie-Madeleine TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE

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1717 Birth
15 January 1717
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1743 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Jacques COITOU dit ST JEAN and Charlotte BELEC 4 November 1743, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 26 years old.

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

1759 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charlotte BELEC died 13 June 1759, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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.