Jean-Baptiste
COITOU dit ST JEAN
(b.
9 December 1718
,
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
d.
30 April 1761
,
Verchères, Canada
)
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Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN was born 9 December 1718 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit 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 CHENIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Madeleine PICOTE dite BARRIÈRE 21 January 1743 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Madeleine PICOTE dite BARRIÈRE was born 7 May 1723 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Madeleine died 17 October 1807 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Québec, Canada. Madeleine was the child of Pierre PICOT dit BARRIÈRE and Madeleine BROSSEAU.
Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN died 30 April 1761 in Verchères, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Jean-Baptiste appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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