Marguerite COITOU dite ST JEAN

(b. 4 September 1733 , L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 6 May 1788 , St-Paul-de-Lavaltrie, Canada )

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Marguerite COITOU dite ST JEAN was born 4 September 1733 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Marguerite COITOU dite ST JEAN was the child of Jacques COITOU dit ST-JEAN and Catherine BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean COITOU dit ST-JEAN and Marie-Thérèse PETIT (maternal) Jean BRICAULT dit LAMARCHE and Marie-Ange CHENIER

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

Marguerite married Antoine GOGUET (GOYETTE) 23 June 1760 in L'Assomption, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine GOGUET (GOYETTE) was born 28 December 1723 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Antoine died 14 October 1800 in St-Paul-de-Lavaltrie. Quebec, Canada. Antoine was the child of Jacques-Jean GOGUET (GOYETTE) and Catherine FOISY.

Marguerite COITOU dite ST JEAN died 6 May 1788 in St-Paul-de-Lavaltrie, Canada.
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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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Marguerite COITOU dite ST JEAN married

Antoine GOGUET (GOYETTE)-- Date: 23 June 1760 Place: L'Assomption, Canada
Antoine GOGUET (GOYETTE) was the child of Jacques-Jean GOGUET (GOYETTE) and Catherine FOISY

Children of Antoine GOGUET (GOYETTE) and Marguerite COITOU dite ST JEAN:

Joseph GOYETTE (b.30 April 1766, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marguerite LAGARDE dite POTVIN 20 November 1792 in Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie)

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1733 Birth
4 September 1733
L'Assomption, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1760 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite COITOU dite ST JEAN and Antoine GOGUET (GOYETTE) 23 June 1760, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

She was 26 years old.

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.

1766 Birth of Child
Joseph GOYETTE was born 30 April 1766, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marguerite was 32 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.