Marie-Anne
COITOU dite ST-JEAN
(b.
12 February 1687
,
Contrecœur, Canada, New France
d.
22 May 1726
,
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
)
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Marie-Anne COITOU dite ST-JEAN was born 12 February 1687 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne COITOU dite ST-JEAN was the child of Jean COITOU dit ST-JEAN and Marie-Thérèse PETITSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Anne married Michel LAUZON 15 May 1702 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Michel LAUZON was born 19 February 1673 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Michel died 8 November 1749 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Michel was the child of Gilles LAUZON and Marie ARCHAMBAULT.
Marie-Anne COITOU dite ST-JEAN died 22 May 1726 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Anne appear below.
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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