Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN

(b. 31 March 1727 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 22 December 1760 , L'Assomption, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN was born 31 March 1727 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN was the child of Pierre COITOU dit ST-JEAN and Marie VENNE (VOYNE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean COITOU dit ST-JEAN and Marie-Thérèse PETIT (maternal) Jean-Francois-Baptiste VENNE (VOYNE) and Françoise BEACHAMP

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Madeleine BELEC 27 November 1749 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . Marie-Madeleine BELEC was born 10 April 1730 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Madeleine died 4 April 1783 in Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan). Marie-Madeleine was the child of François BELEC and Marie-Madeleine TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE.

Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN died 22 December 1760 in L'Assomption, 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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Marie-Madeleine BELEC-- Date: 27 November 1749 Place: L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine BELEC was the child of François BELEC and Marie-Madeleine TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE

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1727 Birth
31 March 1727
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

1749 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN and Marie-Madeleine BELEC 27 November 1749, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 22 years old.