Benoni ST JEAN dit COITOU

(b. 27 March 1770 , Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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Benoni ST JEAN dit COITOU was born 27 March 1770 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

Benoni ST JEAN dit COITOU was the child of Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN and Marie-Geneviève DUVAL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN and Marguerite LACOSTE (maternal) Marc-Antoine DUVAL and Marie-Renee CELLE (DECELLES) dite DUCLOS

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Benoni married Catherine MENARD 27 September 1790 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine MENARD was born 5 September 1770 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Catherine was the child of François MENARD and Marie-Catherine DUPRÉ.

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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Benoni ST JEAN dit COITOU married

Catherine MENARD-- Date: 27 September 1790 Place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine MENARD was the child of François MENARD and Marie-Catherine DUPRÉ

Children of Benoni ST JEAN dit COITOU and Catherine MENARD:

Benoni COITOU dit ST JEAN (b.30 December 1792, Contrecœur, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Josephe JUSSAUME 31 July 1820 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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1770 Birth
27 March 1770
Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

1790 Marriage / Partner
Benoni ST JEAN dit COITOU and Catherine MENARD 27 September 1790, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 20 years old.

1792 Birth of Child
Benoni COITOU dit ST JEAN was born 30 December 1792, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Benoni was 22 years old.

Added: 8/3/2021 9:57:27 AM - Updated: 8/3/2021 9:58:58 AM