Jean-Baptiste
COITOU dit ST JEAN
(b.
7 July 1742
,
Contrecœur, Canada, New France
d.
29 October 1809
,
Contrecœur, Lower Canada
)
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Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN was born 7 July 1742 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN was the child of Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN and Marguerite LACOSTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Mathieu COITOU dit ST-JEAN and Angélique BONIN (maternal) Alexandre LACOSTE dit LANGUEDOC and Marguerite DENEAU (DENIAU)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Geneviève DUVAL 13 October 1760 in Contrecœur, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Geneviève DUVAL was born 15 November 1739 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Geneviève died 4 November 1774 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Geneviève was the child of Marc-Antoine DUVAL and Marie-Renee CELLE (DECELLES) dite DUCLOS.
Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN died 29 October 1809 in Contrecœur, Lower 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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