Antoine GILBERT dit COMTOIS

Born

8 September 1760 , Berthierville, Canada

Died

23 November 1851 , Berthierville, Canada East

Parents & Family of Antoine GILBERT dit COMTOIS

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Born: 8 September 1760 in Berthierville, Canada

Parents of Antoine GILBERT dit COMTOIS

Father

Etienne-Louis GILBERT dit COMTOIS

Mother

Genevieve BOUCHER

Grandparents of Antoine GILBERT dit COMTOIS

Paternal grandparents

Louis GILBERT dit COMTOIS Anne JACQUES

Maternal grandparents

François BOUCHER Geneviève DELBEC dite JOLY

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Antoine married Marie LAPORTE 26 January 1784 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie LAPORTE was born 12 April 1765 in Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie died 17 July 1844 in Berthierville, Canada East . Marie was the child of Pierre LAPORTE and Angélique CHARBONNEAU.

Antoine GILBERT dit COMTOIS died 23 November 1851 in Berthierville, Canada East .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Antoine GILBERT dit COMTOIS

Antoine GILBERT dit COMTOIS married

Marie LAPORTE
Marriage date: 26 January 1784
Marriage place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie LAPORTE was the child of Pierre LAPORTE and Angélique CHARBONNEAU

Children of Antoine GILBERT dit COMTOIS and Marie LAPORTE

Joseph COMTOIS dit GILBERT

Born: 31 December 1786, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Elisabeth MEYER dite CHRISTIANE 18 January 1808 Place: Berthierville, Lower Canada

Amable COMTOIS dit GILBERT

Born: 7 November 1788, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Madeleine HENAULT 9 January 1815 Place: Berthierville, Lower 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 — 1760
8 September 1760
Berthierville, Canada

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.

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.

1784 Marriage / Partner
Antoine GILBERT dit COMTOIS and Marie LAPORTE 26 January 1784, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 23 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Joseph COMTOIS dit GILBERT was born 31 December 1786, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Antoine was 26 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Amable COMTOIS dit GILBERT was born 7 November 1788, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Antoine was 28 years old.

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

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

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

1808 Marriage of Child
Joseph COMTOIS dit GILBERT married 18 January 1808, Berthierville, Lower Canada to Elisabeth MEYER dite CHRISTIANE

1815 Marriage of Child
Amable COMTOIS dit GILBERT married 9 January 1815, Berthierville, Lower Canada to Madeleine HENAULT

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)