Charles GILBERT dit COMTOIS

(b. 6 October 1760 , Berthierville, Canada d. , )

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Charles GILBERT dit COMTOIS was born 6 October 1760 in Berthierville, Canada

Charles GILBERT dit COMTOIS was the child of Charles GILBERT dit COMTOIS and Josephte-Anne PIETTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis GILBERT dit COMTOIS and Anne JACQUES (maternal) Pierre PIETTE dit LAFRENIERE and Marie BANLIAC

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

Charles married Charlotte POTHIER 27 January 1783 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte POTHIER was born 17 September 1762 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac). Charlotte died 18 July 1851 in Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Québec, Canada (Saint-Gabriel). Charlotte was the child of Jean-Joseph POTHIER and Marie-Madeleine CADORET.

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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