Mathias JEROME dit LATOUR

Born

24 February 1721 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

17 August 1783 , Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada

Mathias married Marie-Louise LEDUC 18 April 1746 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise LEDUC was born 23 July 1724 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Marie-Louise died 12 March 1781 in Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Louise was the child of Joseph LEDUC and Marie-Andree HURTUBISE .

Parents & Family of Mathias JEROME dit LATOUR

Parents of Mathias JEROME dit LATOUR

Father

François JEROME

Mother

Marie-Angélique DARDENNE

Grandparents of Mathias JEROME dit LATOUR

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

René DARDENNE Françoise BARBERY

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Mathias JEROME dit LATOUR

Mathias JEROME dit LATOUR married

Marie-Louise LEDUC
Marriage date: 18 April 1746
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise LEDUC was the child of Joseph LEDUC and Marie-Andree HURTUBISE

Children of Mathias JEROME dit LATOUR and Marie-Louise LEDUC

Angélique JEROME dite LATOUR

Born: 1 August 1747, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 11 December 1809, Vaudreuil, Lower Canada

Married: François BRASSEUR dit DUHAMEL 29 July 1765 Place: Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Mathias's Québec records.

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
24 February 1721
Montréal, Canada, New France

1746 Marriage / Partner
Mathias JEROME dit LATOUR and Marie-Louise LEDUC 18 April 1746, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 25 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Angélique JEROME dite LATOUR was born 1 August 1747, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Mathias 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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Angélique JEROME dite LATOUR married 29 July 1765, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada to François BRASSEUR dit DUHAMEL

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.