Catherine
COITOU dite ST-JEAN
(b.
9 July 1714
,
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
d.
30 October 1773
,
L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Catherine COITOU dite ST-JEAN was born 9 July 1714 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Catherine COITOU dite ST-JEAN was the child of Pierre COITOU dit ST-JEAN and Marie VENNE (VOYNE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean COITOU dit ST-JEAN and Marie-Thérèse PETIT (maternal) Jean-Francois-Baptiste VENNE (VOYNE) and Françoise BEACHAMPSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married Pierre GAUTHIER 6 February 1747 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre GAUTHIER was born 9 October 1718 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Pierre died 17 May 1772 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Pierre was the child of Louis GAUTHIER dit LANDREVILLE and Marguerite BENOIT.
Catherine COITOU dite ST-JEAN died 30 October 1773 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Catherine appear below.
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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