Francois CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR

(b. 5 February 1747 , L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 4 September 1778 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Francois CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR was born 5 February 1747 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Francois CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR was the child of François CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR and Catherine-Therese JANOT dite LACHAPELLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Isaac CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR and Marie-Suzanne CHARTRAN (CHARTRAND) (maternal) Jean-Baptiste JANOT dit LACHAPELLE and Marie-Catherine MILLET

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

Francois married Marie MOUSSEAU dite DESILETS 12 February 1770 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie MOUSSEAU dite DESILETS was born 27 January 1750 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie died 2 September 1832 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie was the child of Louis MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS and Marie-Angélique PICHE.

Francois CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR died 4 September 1778 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Mousseau Marie

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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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Francois CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR married

Marie MOUSSEAU dite DESILETS-- Date: 12 February 1770 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie MOUSSEAU dite DESILETS was the child of Louis MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS and Marie-Angélique PICHE

Children of Francois CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR and Marie MOUSSEAU dite DESILETS:

Marie CHRISTIN dite ST-AMOUR (b.29 January 1771, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 April 1798, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Jerome CHAPUT 6 July 1790 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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1747 Birth
5 February 1747
L'Assomption, Canada, New France

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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Francois CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR and Marie MOUSSEAU dite DESILETS 12 February 1770, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 23 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Marie CHRISTIN dite ST-AMOUR was born 29 January 1771, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Francois was 23 years old.

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.