Agathe COITOU dite ST JEAN

(b. 25 April 1746 , L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 5 May 1784 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Agathe COITOU dite ST JEAN was born 25 April 1746 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Agathe COITOU dite ST JEAN was the child of Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN and Madeleine PICOTE dite BARRIÈRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques COITOU dit ST-JEAN and Catherine BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE (maternal) Pierre PICOT dit BARRIÈRE and Madeleine BROSSEAU

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

Agathe married Andre PAQUET dit LAVALLEE 15 February 1768 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Andre PAQUET dit LAVALLEE was born 23 November 1744 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Andre died 25 February 1810 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Andre was the child of Charles PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE and Charlotte ALLAIRE.

Agathe COITOU dite ST JEAN died 5 May 1784 in Verchères, Province of Québec, 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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Agathe COITOU dite ST JEAN married

Andre PAQUET dit LAVALLEE-- Date: 15 February 1768 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Andre PAQUET dit LAVALLEE was the child of Charles PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE and Charlotte ALLAIRE

Children of Andre PAQUET dit LAVALLEE and Agathe COITOU dite ST JEAN:

Charles PAQUET dit LAVALLEE (b.25 March 1782, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 March 1810, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Angelique CHAGNON 6 February 1804 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1746 Birth
25 April 1746
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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Agathe COITOU dite ST JEAN and Andre PAQUET dit LAVALLEE 15 February 1768, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 21 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.

1782 Birth of Child
Charles PAQUET dit LAVALLEE was born 25 March 1782, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Agathe was 35 years old.