Abraham
MARTIN dit L'ESCOSSAIS
(b.
27 November 1589
,
La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
d.
8 September 1664
,
Québec, Canada, New France
)
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Abraham MARTIN dit L'ESCOSSAIS was born 27 November 1589 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Abraham MARTIN dit L'ESCOSSAIS was the child of Jean MARTIN and Isabelle COTEAbraham was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1621.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Abraham married Marguerite LANGLOIS 24 October 1620 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marguerite LANGLOIS was born abt. 1602 in France. Marguerite died 17 December 1665 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marguerite was the child of Guillaume-Jean LANGLOIS and Jeanne MILLET.
Abraham MARTIN dit L'ESCOSSAIS died 8 September 1664 in Québec, Canada, New France .
Son of Jean Galeran Martin (b: 1563 in La Rochelle, Aunis, France) and
Isabelle Élisabeth Côté (b: 1567 in St Xiste, Montpellier, Hérault, Languedoc-Rousillon, France)
One of the first settlers of Quebec
Details of the family tree of Abraham 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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