Jean-Marie MARTIN dit MASSE

Born

28 February 1722 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

Jean-Marie married Catherine BRIEN 12 February 1748 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Catherine BRIEN was born 3 August 1730 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Catherine was the child of François-Marie BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Marguerite-Louise LEMIRE .

Parents & Family of Jean-Marie MARTIN dit MASSE

Parents of Jean-Marie MARTIN dit MASSE

Father

Claude MARTIN

Mother

Jeanne HAYET

Grandparents of Jean-Marie MARTIN dit MASSE

Paternal grandparents

Masse MARTIN Thérèse DAVID

Maternal grandparents

Jean HAYET dit ST-MALO Catherine GALBRUN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Marie MARTIN dit MASSE

Jean-Marie MARTIN dit MASSE married

Catherine BRIEN
Marriage date: 12 February 1748
Marriage place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Catherine BRIEN was the child of François-Marie BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Marguerite-Louise LEMIRE

Children of Jean-Marie MARTIN dit MASSE and Catherine BRIEN

Jean-Baptiste MARTIN

Born: 30 May 1750, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 24 June 1814, Varennes, Lower Canada

Married: Archange JODOIN 7 January 1771 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Charlotte MARTIN dite MASSE

Born: 3 November 1762, Varennes, Canada
Died: 27 August 1840, Varennes, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Louis FONTAINE dit BIENVENU 21 September 1778 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1722
28 February 1722
Varennes, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Marie MARTIN dit MASSE and Catherine BRIEN 12 February 1748, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 25 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste MARTIN was born 30 May 1750, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Marie was 28 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte MARTIN dite MASSE was born 3 November 1762, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Marie was 40 years old.

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