Josephte
COMTOIS dite GILBERT
(b.
12 December 1815
,
Berthierville, Lower Canada
d.
29 February 1896
,
Saint-Barthélemy, Québec, Canada
)
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Josephte COMTOIS dite GILBERT was born 12 December 1815 in Berthierville, Lower Canada
Josephte COMTOIS dite GILBERT was the child of Amable COMTOIS dit GILBERT and Madeleine HENAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine GILBERT dit COMTOIS and Marie LAPORTE (maternal) Simon HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dit LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE) and Marie-Josephe HUS COURNOYERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Josephte married Hyacinthe JACQUES 8 February 1831 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Hyacinthe JACQUES was born abt. 1809 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Hyacinthe died 26 August 1889 in Saint-Barthélemy, Québec, Canada. Hyacinthe was the child of Joseph-Antoine JACQUES and Marie LAFERRIERE.
Josephte COMTOIS dite GILBERT died 29 February 1896 in Saint-Barthélemy, Québec, Canada.
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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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