Catherine
VALENTIN dite GRÉGOIRE
Born
abt. 1795
,
Québec Province, Canada
Died
25 May 1861
,
Putnam, Connecticut, USA
Parents & Family of Catherine VALENTIN dite GRÉGOIRE
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Born: abt. 1795 in Québec Province, Canada
Father:
Pierre GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN
Mother:
Catherine FONTAINE
Paternal grandparents:
Theodore GRÉGOIRE dit VALENTIN
, Marguerite RONDEAU
Maternal grandparents:
Joseph-Marie FONTAINE
, Angélique TAREAU dite CHAMPAGNE
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married Jean Baptiste THIBAULT 2 October 1815 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Jean Baptiste THIBAULT was born 30 December 1782 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Jean Baptiste died 12 January 1861 in Putnam, Connecticut, USA (Aspinock). Jean Baptiste was the child of Toussaint THIBEAULT and Thérèse-Marie CARPENTIER (CHARPENTIER).
Catherine VALENTIN dite GRÉGOIRE died 25 May 1861 in Putnam, Connecticut, USA .
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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)
Spouse & Children of Catherine VALENTIN dite GRÉGOIRE
Catherine VALENTIN dite GRÉGOIRE married 
Jean Baptiste THIBAULT
Marriage date: 2 October 1815
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Jean Baptiste THIBAULT was the child of Toussaint THIBEAULT and Thérèse-Marie CARPENTIER (CHARPENTIER)
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Jean Baptiste THIBAULTMarriage date: 2 October 1815
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Jean Baptiste THIBAULT was the child of Toussaint THIBEAULT and Thérèse-Marie CARPENTIER (CHARPENTIER)
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Jean Baptiste THIBAULT and Catherine VALENTIN dite GRÉGOIRE
Jean-Baptiste THIBAULT Louis THIBAULTBorn: 14 September 1817, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Emelie THIBAULTBorn: 19 March 1819, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Died: 14 April 1892,
Died: 14 April 1892,
Charles THIBAULTBorn: 16 June 1820, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Zoe THIBAULT Luce THIBAULTBorn: 1 November 1823, Saint-Jude, Lower Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Julie THIBAULTBorn: 20 April 1825, Saint-Jude, Lower Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Joseph THIBAULT Sophie THIBAULT
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1815 Marriage / PartnerCatherine VALENTIN dite GRÉGOIRE and Jean Baptiste THIBAULT 2 October 1815, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
1816 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste THIBAULT was born 18 August 1816, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
1817 Birth of ChildLouis THIBAULT was born 14 September 1817, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
1819 Birth of ChildEmelie THIBAULT was born 19 March 1819, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
1820 Birth of ChildCharles THIBAULT was born 16 June 1820, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
1822 Birth of ChildZoe THIBAULT was born 9 February 1822, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
1823 Birth of ChildLuce THIBAULT was born 1 November 1823, Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada
1825 Birth of ChildJulie THIBAULT was born 20 April 1825, Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada
1826 Birth of ChildJoseph THIBAULT was born 23 December 1826, Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada
1833 Birth of ChildSophie THIBAULT was born 11 July 1833, Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1845 Death of ChildJean-Baptiste THIBAULT died 4 February 1845, Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada
Death — 186125 May 1861
Putnam, Connecticut, USA
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St Mary's Cemetery - Putnam, Connecticut, USA
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Last updated: 12/7/2021 2:39:00 PM
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