Catherine
MARTIN dite ST-JEAN
(b.
6 February 1791
,
Les Cèdres, Lower Canada
d.
27 September 1876
,
Coteau-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
)
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Catherine MARTIN dite ST-JEAN was born 6 February 1791 in Les Cèdres, Lower Canada
Catherine MARTIN dite ST-JEAN was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARTIN and Marie-Antoinette LEVAC and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste MARTIN dit ST-JEAN and Josephe FOUCHER dite LEVITRE (maternal) Martin LEVAC and Josephte RHÉAUMESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married Joseph SAUVÉ 17 October 1808 in Les Cèdres, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph SAUVÉ was born 10 March 1785 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres). Joseph died 23 February 1856 in Coteau-du-Lac, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-du-Coteau-du-Lac). Joseph was the child of Eustache SAUVÉ and Louise SÉGUIN dite LADÉROUTE.
Catherine MARTIN dite ST-JEAN died 27 September 1876 in Coteau-du-Lac, Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Catherine 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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