Jean-Mathieu
COITOU dit ST-JEAN
(b.
15 June 1681
,
Contrecœur, Canada, New France
d.
13 January 1752
,
Contrecœur, Canada, New France
)
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Jean-Mathieu COITOU dit ST-JEAN was born 15 June 1681 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Jean-Mathieu COITOU dit ST-JEAN was the child of Jean COITOU dit ST-JEAN and Marie-Thérèse PETITSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Mathieu married Marie-Anne RICHARD 23 November 1705 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne RICHARD was born 1 April 1686 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Marie-Anne was the child of Guillaume RICHARD dit LAFLEUR and Agnes TESSIER.
Jean-Mathieu married (2) Angélique BONIN 6 October 1710 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angélique BONIN was born 8 April 1692 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Angélique was the child of Nicolas BONIN dit ST-MARTIN and Marie-Elisabeth EMERY.
Jean-Mathieu COITOU dit ST-JEAN died 13 January 1752 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France .
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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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