André CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR

(b. 15 May 1742 , L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 30 March 1781 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada )

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André CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR was born 15 May 1742 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France

André CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR and Marie-Geneviève THÉROUX dite LAFERTÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Isaac CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR and Marie-Suzanne CHARTRAN (CHARTRAND) (maternal) Antoine-André THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ and Marguerite-Marie LAFOREST

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André married Marie-Thérèse DESMARAIS 27 January 1761 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Thérèse DESMARAIS was born 5 July 1745 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie-Thérèse died 8 May 1813 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Thérèse was the child of Louis-Michel DESMARAIS and Marie-Thérèse BOUSQUET.

André CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR died 30 March 1781 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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André CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR married

Marie-Thérèse DESMARAIS-- Date: 27 January 1761 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada
Marie-Thérèse DESMARAIS was the child of Louis-Michel DESMARAIS and Marie-Thérèse BOUSQUET

Children of André CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR and Marie-Thérèse DESMARAIS:

Therese CHRISTIN dite ST-AMOUR (b.1 December 1761, L'Assomption, Canada d. 7 February 1810, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste ETHIER 22 October 1782 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Angelique CHRISTIN dite ST-AMOUR (b.19 May 1763, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 June 1852, St Alexis de Montcalm, Canada East)
m. Joseph-Benoni PERRAULT 22 January 1782 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Elisabeth CHRISTIN dite ST-AMOUR (b.8 June 1764, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Josephe CHRISTIN dite ST-AMOUR (b.30 August 1765, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Andre CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR (b.abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marie AUMONT 21 January 1794 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
m. Madeleine BEAUDOIN 15 October 1798 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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1742 Birth
15 May 1742
L'Assomption, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1761 Marriage / Partner
André CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR and Marie-Thérèse DESMARAIS 27 January 1761, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 18 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Therese CHRISTIN dite ST-AMOUR was born 1 December 1761, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

André was 19 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Angelique CHRISTIN dite ST-AMOUR was born 19 May 1763, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

André was 21 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth CHRISTIN dite ST-AMOUR was born 8 June 1764, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

André was 22 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe CHRISTIN dite ST-AMOUR was born 30 August 1765, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

André was 23 years old.

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.