Antoine LACAGE dit ST-JEAN

Born

28 October 1721 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

14 May 1806 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste LACAGE dit ST-JEAN Marie-Catherine DESAUTELS

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Born: 28 October 1721 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste LACAGE dit ST-JEAN

Mother: Marie-Catherine DESAUTELS

Maternal grandparents: Joseph DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE , Marie-Charlotte CHAUDILLON

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Antoine married Marie-Louise LOYER dite DESNOYERS 9 May 1741 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise LOYER dite DESNOYERS was born 23 July 1716 in Repentigny, Canada, New France . Marie-Louise died 5 February 1781 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Louise was the child of Gabriel LOYER dit DESNOYERS and Marie-Geneviève GENDREAU (GENDRON).

Antoine LACAGE dit ST-JEAN died 14 May 1806 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada .
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Antoine LACAGE dit ST-JEAN married

Marie-Louise LOYER dite DESNOYERS
Marriage date: 9 May 1741
Marriage place: Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise LOYER dite DESNOYERS was the child of Gabriel LOYER dit DESNOYERS and Marie-Geneviève GENDREAU (GENDRON)

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Antoinette ST-JEAN

Born: abt. 1742, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 14 June 1808 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Married: Basile-Noel COITOU 5 February 1759 Place: L'Assomption, Canada, New France

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1721
28 October 1721
Sorel, Canada, New France

1741 Marriage / Partner
Antoine LACAGE dit ST-JEAN and Marie-Louise LOYER dite DESNOYERS 9 May 1741, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

He was 19 years old.

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

1759 Marriage of Child
Antoinette ST-JEAN married 5 February 1759, L'Assomption, Canada, New France to Basile-Noel COITOU

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.