Jacques COITOU dit ST-JEAN

Born

6 July 1723 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

7 October 1784 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jacques COITOU dit ST-JEAN Catherine BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE

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Born: 6 July 1723 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques COITOU dit ST-JEAN

Mother: Catherine BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE

Paternal grandparents: Jean COITOU dit ST-JEAN , Marie-Thérèse PETIT

Maternal grandparents: Jean BRICAULT dit LAMARCHE , Marie-Ange CHENIER

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Jacques married Agathe DALPE dite PARISEAU 9 February 1750 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . Agathe DALPE dite PARISEAU was born 20 August 1732 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Agathe was the child of Pierre DALPE dit PARISEAU and Suzanne GAREAU dite ST-ONGE.

Jacques COITOU dit ST-JEAN died 7 October 1784 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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Agathe DALPE dite PARISEAU
Marriage date: 9 February 1750
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Agathe DALPE dite PARISEAU was the child of Pierre DALPE dit PARISEAU and Suzanne GAREAU dite ST-ONGE

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Birth — 1723
6 July 1723
Montréal, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Jacques COITOU dit ST-JEAN and Agathe DALPE dite PARISEAU 9 February 1750, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 26 years old.

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

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.

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.