Catherine
MARTIN dite ST JEAN
(b.
1 September 1799
,
Les Cèdres, Lower Canada
d.
abt. 1840
,
Québec, Lower Canada
)
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Catherine MARTIN dite ST JEAN was born 1 September 1799 in Les Cèdres, Lower Canada
Catherine MARTIN dite ST JEAN was the child of Francois MARTIN and Angelique RODRIGUE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François-Amable MARTIN dit ST-JEAN and Elisabeth-Isabelle LEROUX (maternal) Sebastien RODRIGUE L'ESPAGNOL and Marie-Anne PARENTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married Michel ASSELIN 7 October 1822 in Saint-Polycarpe, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel ASSELIN was born 29 September 1795 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Michel died 14 July 1854 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Michel was the child of Philippe ASSELIN and Marie-Josephe DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD.
Catherine MARTIN dite ST JEAN died abt. 1840 in Québec, Lower Canada .
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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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