Abraham MARTIN dit BARNABÉ

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23 July 1770 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

23 July 1830 ,

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Born: 23 July 1770 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

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Mother: Unknown

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Abraham married Marie-Catherine-Genevieve FOREST 6 October 1794 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Catherine-Genevieve FOREST was born 23 March 1771 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Catherine-Genevieve died 31 October 1808 in Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Québec, Canada.

Abraham MARTIN dit BARNABÉ died 23 July 1830
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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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Abraham MARTIN dit BARNABÉ married

Marie-Catherine-Genevieve FOREST
Marriage date: 6 October 1794
Marriage place: Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada

Children of Abraham MARTIN dit BARNABÉ and Marie-Catherine-Genevieve FOREST

Abraham MARTIN BARNABE

Born: 5 January 1797, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada
Died: 8 March 1866, St. François Xavier, Manitoba, Canada

Married: Euphrosine GARIEPY 1824

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Birth — 1770
23 July 1770
L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Marriage / Partner
Abraham MARTIN dit BARNABÉ and Marie-Catherine-Genevieve FOREST 6 October 1794, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Abraham MARTIN BARNABE was born 5 January 1797, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada

Abraham was 26 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)