Antoine
COMTOIS dit GILBERT
(b.
2 April 1763
,
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
24 January 1850
,
Saint-Cuthbert, Canada East
)
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Antoine COMTOIS dit GILBERT was born 2 April 1763 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Antoine COMTOIS dit GILBERT was the child of Antoine GILBERT dit COMTOIS and Marie-Louise PLANTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis GILBERT dit COMTOIS and Anne JACQUES (maternal) Jean-Baptiste PLANTE and Marie-Jeanne HUS MILET (MILLET)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Antoine married Marie-Rose LUPIEN 4 October 1784 in Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Rose LUPIEN was born 16 November 1765 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph). Marie-Rose died 18 April 1846 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Marie-Rose was the child of Joseph LUPIEN and Madeleine LEMIRE dite GONNEVILLE.
Antoine COMTOIS dit GILBERT died 24 January 1850 in Saint-Cuthbert, Canada East.
Details of the family tree of Antoine appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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