Jean
GODEFROY dit LINCTOT
(b.
December 1608
,
Rouen, France
d.
26 March 1678
,
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
)
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Jean GODEFROY dit LINCTOT was born December 1608 in Rouen, France
Jean GODEFROY dit LINCTOT was the child of Pierre GODEFROY and Perrette CAVELIERJean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1636.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Marie LENEUF DU HÉRISSON 15 December 1636 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie LENEUF DU HÉRISSON was born abt. 1611 in France. Marie died 27 October 1688 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marie was the child of Mathieu LENEUF and Jeanne LEMARCHAND.
Jean GODEFROY dit LINCTOT died 26 March 1678 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France .
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Occupation
Jean GODEFROY dit LINCTOT was a Interprète.
Jean GODEFROY dit LINCTOT was a Interprète.
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)
Family and Children of Jean GODEFROY dit LINCTOT
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Marie LENEUF DU HÉRISSON-- Date: 15 December 1636 Place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Marie LENEUF DU HÉRISSON was the child of Mathieu LENEUF and Jeanne LEMARCHAND
Children of Jean GODEFROY dit LINCTOT and Marie LENEUF DU HÉRISSON:
Michel GODEFROY dit LINCTOT (b.21 October 1637, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 17 May 1709, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France )
m. Perrine PICOTÉ dite BELESTRE 2 September 1664 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Louis GODEFROY (b.20 March 1639, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 21 January 1679, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France )
m. Marguerite SEIGNEURET 2 March 1663 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
Joseph GODEFROY (b.20 July 1645, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. abt. 1716, , Québec Province, Canada )
m. Catherine POULIN (POULAIN) 21 October 1675 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
Amador GODEFROY (b.18 July 1649, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 10 September 1730, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France )
m. Marguerite-Madeleine JUTRAS 12 November 1675 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
m. Françoise LEPELLE 22 July 1682 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
Marie-Renée GODEFROY (b.19 October 1652, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 30 April 1736, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France )
m. Pierre BOULANGER DE SAINT-PIERRE 16 May 1677 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Marie LENEUF DU HÉRISSON-- Date: 15 December 1636 Place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France Marie LENEUF DU HÉRISSON was the child of Mathieu LENEUF and Jeanne LEMARCHAND
Children of Jean GODEFROY dit LINCTOT and Marie LENEUF DU HÉRISSON:
Michel GODEFROY dit LINCTOT (b.21 October 1637, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 17 May 1709, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France )m. Perrine PICOTÉ dite BELESTRE 2 September 1664 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Louis GODEFROY (b.20 March 1639, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 21 January 1679, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France )m. Marguerite SEIGNEURET 2 March 1663 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
Joseph GODEFROY (b.20 July 1645, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. abt. 1716, , Québec Province, Canada )m. Catherine POULIN (POULAIN) 21 October 1675 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
Amador GODEFROY (b.18 July 1649, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 10 September 1730, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France )m. Marguerite-Madeleine JUTRAS 12 November 1675 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
m. Françoise LEPELLE 22 July 1682 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
Marie-Renée GODEFROY (b.19 October 1652, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 30 April 1736, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France )m. Pierre BOULANGER DE SAINT-PIERRE 16 May 1677 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
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GODEFROY DE LINTOT, JEAN (not “Jean-Baptiste” as he has usually been called by historians on the authority of the 1666 census; “Lintot,” from the name of a small municipality in the district of Caux, and not “Linctot”), interpreter, seigneur, member of the Communauté des Habitants; b. 1607 or 1608, son of Pierre Godefroy, esquire, and of Perrette Cavelier of Lintot, district of Caux in Normandy; d. 1681 at Trois-Rivières.
Brother of Thomas Godefroy de Normanville, Jean Godefroy arrived in New France with him about 1626 and served under Champlain in the capacity of interpreter. After the capture of Quebec by the Kirkes in 1629, Jean Godefroy stayed on in the colony, living in the woods with the Indians.
Soon after the return of the French, Godefroy settled at Trois-Rivères (1633?), where he was to spend the rest of his life. On two occasions in 1636, he is referred to as a “settler at Trois-Rivères,” where he was furthermore granted a seigneury on 1 Dec. 1637.
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GODEFROY DE LINTOT, JEAN (not “Jean-Baptiste” as he has usually been called by historians on the authority of the 1666 census; “Lintot,” from the name of a small municipality in the district of Caux, and not “Linctot”), interpreter, seigneur, member of the Communauté des Habitants; b. 1607 or 1608, son of Pierre Godefroy, esquire, and of Perrette Cavelier of Lintot, district of Caux in Normandy; d. 1681 at Trois-Rivières.
Brother of Thomas Godefroy de Normanville, Jean Godefroy arrived in New France with him about 1626 and served under Champlain in the capacity of interpreter. After the capture of Quebec by the Kirkes in 1629, Jean Godefroy stayed on in the colony, living in the woods with the Indians.
Soon after the return of the French, Godefroy settled at Trois-Rivères (1633?), where he was to spend the rest of his life. On two occasions in 1636, he is referred to as a “settler at Trois-Rivères,” where he was furthermore granted a seigneury on 1 Dec. 1637.
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1608 Birth December 1608
Rouen, France
1636 Marriage / PartnerJean GODEFROY dit LINCTOT and Marie LENEUF DU HÉRISSON 15 December 1636, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
He was 28 years old.
1637 Birth of ChildMichel GODEFROY dit LINCTOT was born 21 October 1637, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
Jean was 28 years old.
1639 Birth of ChildLouis GODEFROY was born 20 March 1639, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
Jean was 30 years old.
1645 Birth of ChildJoseph GODEFROY was born 20 July 1645, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
Jean was 36 years old.
1649 Birth of ChildAmador GODEFROY was born 18 July 1649, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
Jean was 40 years old.
1652 Birth of ChildMarie-Renée GODEFROY was born 19 October 1652, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
Jean was 43 years old.
1663 Marriage of ChildLouis GODEFROY married 2 March 1663, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Marguerite SEIGNEURET
1664 Marriage of ChildMichel GODEFROY dit LINCTOT married 2 September 1664, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Perrine PICOTÉ dite BELESTRE
1675 Marriage of ChildJoseph GODEFROY married 21 October 1675, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Catherine POULIN (POULAIN)
1675 Marriage of ChildAmador GODEFROY married 12 November 1675, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Marguerite-Madeleine JUTRAS
1677 Marriage of ChildMarie-Renée GODEFROY married 16 May 1677, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Pierre BOULANGER DE SAINT-PIERRE
1678 Death 26 March 1678
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 69.
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