Alexis COMEAU dit COURTOT

Born

1 January 1727 , Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Died

1 April 1802 , Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

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Étienne COMEAU Marie Josephe LANDRY

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Born: 1 January 1727 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Father: Étienne COMEAU

Mother: Marie Josephe LANDRY

Paternal grandparents: Jean Augustin COMEAU , Catherine BABIN

Maternal grandparents: Claude LANDRY , Madeleine DOUCET

Alexis was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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Alexis married Marie Anne POTHIER abt. 1759 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie Anne POTHIER was born abt. 1730 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie Anne died 16 November 1807 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila). Marie Anne was the child of Jean Baptiste POTHIER and Marie Josephe HEBERT.

Alexis COMEAU dit COURTOT died 1 April 1802 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada .
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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.

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Alexis COMEAU dit COURTOT married

Marie Anne POTHIER
Marriage date: abt. 1759
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Marie Anne POTHIER was the child of Jean Baptiste POTHIER and Marie Josephe HEBERT

Children of Alexis COMEAU dit COURTOT and Marie Anne POTHIER

Anne-Rosalie COMEAU

Born: 6 April 1761, La Pocatière, Canada
Died: abt. 1804, , New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Jean-Joseph VIENNEAU 1779 Place: , New Brunswick, Canada

Charles COMEAU

Born: 10 October 1765 , Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 22 June 1824, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Marie BEAUDRY 27 July 1778 Place: Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer)

Married: Marguerite ROY 9 November 1788 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Georges Joseph COMEAU

Born: 22 April 1770 , Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Geneviève THIBODEAU 1795 Place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Marie DOIRON 11 September 1826 Place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Charlotte COMEAU

Born: 1 May 1773, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: August 1826, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Charles THIBODEAU 1793

Married: Isaac GAUTREAU (GAUTROT) 1802

Etienne COMEAU

Born: abt. 1774, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 9 June 1854, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Marie-Anne THIBODEAU 26 January 1798 Place: Neguac, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Anne SAULNIER 19 February 1805 Place: Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Athanase COMEAU

Born: abt. 1775, , New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie Madeleine THIBODEAU 26 July 1798 Place: Neguac, New Brunswick, Canada

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Birth — 1727
1 January 1727
Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

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

Alexis COMEAU dit COURTOT - 1759 marriage

1759 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1761 Birth of Child
Anne-Rosalie COMEAU was born 6 April 1761, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Alexis was 34 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Charles COMEAU was born 10 October 1765 , Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada (Pisiquit, Acadia)

Alexis was 38 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Georges Joseph COMEAU was born 22 April 1770 , Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada

Alexis was 43 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Charlotte COMEAU was born 1 May 1773, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)

Alexis was 46 years old.

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.

1778 Marriage of Child
Charles COMEAU married 27 July 1778, Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer) to Marie BEAUDRY

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
Charles COMEAU married 9 November 1788, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila) to Marguerite ROY

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1798 Marriage of Child
Etienne COMEAU married 26 January 1798, Neguac, New Brunswick, Canada to Marie-Anne THIBODEAU

1798 Marriage of Child
Athanase COMEAU married 26 July 1798, Neguac, New Brunswick, Canada to Marie Madeleine THIBODEAU

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)