Jacques MARTIN dit PELLANT

(b. 11 April 1773 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 November 1831 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Jacques MARTIN dit PELLANT was born 11 April 1773 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Jacques MARTIN dit PELLANT was the child of Pierre MARTIN dit PELLANT and Thérèse FAGNAN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre-Louis MARTIN dit PELLANT and Marie-Catherine ST-MARTIN (maternal) Joseph FAYE (FAGNAN) and Marie-Thérèse MANDEVILLE

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

Jacques married Josephte DESERRES 12 February 1798 in Maskinongé, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte DESERRES was born 20 December 1778 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph). Josephte died 22 May 1872 in St Liguori, Montcalm, Quebec, Canada. Josephte was the child of Joseph DESERRES and Marie-Anne MARCHAND.

Jacques MARTIN dit PELLANT died 25 November 1831 in Berthierville, Lower 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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Jacques MARTIN dit PELLANT married

Josephte DESERRES-- Date: 12 February 1798 Place: Maskinongé, Lower Canada
Josephte DESERRES was the child of Joseph DESERRES and Marie-Anne MARCHAND

Children of Jacques MARTIN dit PELLANT and Josephte DESERRES:

Catherine MARTIN dite PELLANT (b.7 September 1800, Berthierville, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Maxime HENAULT 24 November 1823 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1773 Birth
11 April 1773
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

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

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

1798 Marriage / Partner
Jacques MARTIN dit PELLANT and Josephte DESERRES 12 February 1798, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

He was 24 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Catherine MARTIN dite PELLANT was born 7 September 1800, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jacques was 27 years old.

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

1823 Marriage of Child
Catherine MARTIN dite PELLANT married 24 November 1823, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Maxime HENAULT

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England