Martin BALTHAZAR dit ST-MARTIN

(b. abt. 1736 , France d. 29 September 1797 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Martin BALTHAZAR dit ST-MARTIN was born abt. 1736 in France

Martin BALTHAZAR dit ST-MARTIN was the child of ? and ?

Martin was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1761.

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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Martin married Marie-Marguerite JOUBERT 30 June 1761 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Marguerite JOUBERT was born 6 March 1743 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Marguerite died 16 April 1809 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Pierre JOUBERT and Agathe JARRY dite HENRI.

Martin BALTHAZAR dit ST-MARTIN died 29 September 1797 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada .

son of Jean Balthazar and Marguerite Daille

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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