Louis VALENTIN dit DERIBOYEN

(b. 29 July 1738 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 6 May 1807 , L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada )

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Louis VALENTIN dit DERIBOYEN was born 29 July 1738 in Québec, Canada, New France

Louis VALENTIN dit DERIBOYEN was the child of Michel DERIBOYEN dit VALENTIN and Marie-Anne BEAUDRY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joannis DERIBOYEN dit VALENTIN and Renee CARMEL (maternal) Pierre BEAUDRY dit LEBONHOMME and Elisabeth FAVREAU

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

Louis married Catherine CÔTÉ 25 January 1761 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine CÔTÉ was born 18 August 1731 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic). Catherine died 14 July 1809 in L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte). Catherine was the child of Jean-Baptiste CÔTÉ and Geneviève BERNIER.

Louis VALENTIN dit DERIBOYEN died 6 May 1807 in L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada .
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Occupation

Louis VALENTIN dit DERIBOYEN was a navigateur.
The navigateur, or navigator, was the person on board a ship responsible for its navigation — a set of tasks to determine the position of a boat or ship and the route to follow. The navigator's primary responsibility was to be aware of the ship's position at all times. Near coastlines, he had to avoid hazards by determining optimal routes depending on the shoals, the state of the tide, and the channels to follow. On the high seas, he had to be skilled in long-term forecasting in order to make the best possible decisions depending on the weather.
Source: tfcq.ca

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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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Louis VALENTIN dit DERIBOYEN married

Catherine CÔTÉ-- Date: 25 January 1761 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
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Catherine CÔTÉ was the child of Jean-Baptiste CÔTÉ and Geneviève BERNIER

Children of Louis VALENTIN dit DERIBOYEN and Catherine CÔTÉ:

Marie-Anne VALENTIN (b.3 July 1763, Trois-Pistoles, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Pierre HUDON dit BEAULIEU 1780 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

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1738 Birth
29 July 1738
Québec, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Louis VALENTIN dit DERIBOYEN and Catherine CÔTÉ 25 January 1761, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 22 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne VALENTIN was born 3 July 1763, Trois-Pistoles, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-des-Neiges)

Louis was 24 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.