Jacques LEMOINE dit DEMARTIGNY

(b. abt. 1768 , Québec Province, Canada d. 7 July 1838 , Varennes, Lower Canada )

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Jacques LEMOINE dit DEMARTIGNY was born abt. 1768 in Québec Province, Canada

Jacques LEMOINE dit DEMARTIGNY was the child of Amable LEMOINE and Marie-Archange MESSIER dite ST-FRANÇOIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques LEMOINE and Marie-Angélique GUILLET (maternal) Augustin MESSIER dit ST-FRANÇOIS and Marie-Charlotte MONGEAU

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

Jacques married Felicite-Elisabeth BAILLY 24 May 1791 in Varennes, Lower Canada . Felicite-Elisabeth BAILLY was born abt. 1753 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Felicite-Elisabeth was the child of François-Augustin BAILLY and Marie Anne GOUTIN.

Jacques LEMOINE dit DEMARTIGNY died 7 July 1838 in Varennes, Lower Canada .

m. Bailly Felicite-Elisabeth

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Occupation

Jacques LEMOINE dit DEMARTIGNY was a Écuyer, Seigneur de la Trinité et de St-Michel, colonel de milice.

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)

Québec Généalogie - The Seigneurial System (1627 - 1854)
The seigneurial system was a form of land settlement modeled on the French feudal system. It began in New France in 1627 with the formation of the Compagnie des Cent-Associés (or Company of 100 Associates), which was initially responsible for handing out land grants and seigneurial rights. The land was divided into five by 15 kilometer plots, usually along major rivers like the St. Lawrence. They were then further subdivided into narrow, but long lots for settlement. These lots were usually long enough to be suitable for faming, and they provided everyone who lived on them with equal access to neighbouring farms and the river. There were three main groups of people who lived off the land in this system: Seigneurs, Habitants and Engagés

Jacques LEMOINE dit DEMARTIGNY was a seigneur.
Seigneurs were the most important colonists, as they were usually in the military or aristocracy prior to being a settler. These seigneurs then were charged with the task of subdividing large parcels of land into five by 15 kilometer concessions, then renting this land to a habitant. Under regulations set up by the French government in France, the seigneur could also set up a court of law, set up a mill on his land and organize a commune.

Source: Canada in the Making (www.canadiana.ca/citm/index_e.html)

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Felicite-Elisabeth BAILLY-- Date: 24 May 1791 Place: Varennes, Lower Canada
Felicite-Elisabeth BAILLY was the child of François-Augustin BAILLY and Marie Anne GOUTIN

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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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Marriage / Partner
Jacques LEMOINE dit DEMARTIGNY and Felicite-Elisabeth BAILLY 24 May 1791, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England