Charles GILBERT dit COMTOIS

(b. 5 June 1738 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France d. 31 March 1788 , Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Charles GILBERT dit COMTOIS was born 5 June 1738 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France

Charles GILBERT dit COMTOIS was the child of Louis GILBERT dit COMTOIS and Anne JACQUES and the grandchild of: (maternal) Louis JACQUES and Antoinette LEROUX

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

Charles married Josephte-Anne PIETTE 25 November 1759 in Berthierville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Josephte-Anne PIETTE was born abt. 1741 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Josephte-Anne was the child of Pierre PIETTE dit LAFRENIERE and Marie BANLIAC.

Charles GILBERT dit COMTOIS died 31 March 1788 in Repentigny, 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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Charles GILBERT dit COMTOIS married

Josephte-Anne PIETTE-- Date: 25 November 1759 Place: Berthierville, Canada, New France
Josephte-Anne PIETTE was the child of Pierre PIETTE dit LAFRENIERE and Marie BANLIAC

Children of Charles GILBERT dit COMTOIS and Josephte-Anne PIETTE:

Charles GILBERT dit COMTOIS (b.6 October 1760, Berthierville, Canada d. , )
m. Charlotte POTHIER 27 January 1783 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Louise GILBERT dite COMTOIS (b.5 November 1761, Berthierville, Canada d. 21 January 1848, St-Thomas, Joliette, Quebec, Canada)
m. Pierre DEVEAU dit JOLICOEUR 7 November 1785 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

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1738 Birth
5 June 1738
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Charles GILBERT dit COMTOIS and Josephte-Anne PIETTE 25 November 1759, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 21 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Charles GILBERT dit COMTOIS was born 6 October 1760, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Charles was 22 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GILBERT dite COMTOIS was born 5 November 1761, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Charles was 23 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.

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.

1783 Marriage of Child
Charles GILBERT dit COMTOIS married 27 January 1783, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Charlotte POTHIER

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise GILBERT dite COMTOIS married 7 November 1785, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Pierre DEVEAU dit JOLICOEUR