Etienne-Louis
GILBERT dit COMTOIS
(b.
24 November 1730
,
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
d.
13 March 1804
,
Berthierville, Lower Canada
)
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Etienne-Louis GILBERT dit COMTOIS was born 24 November 1730 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Etienne-Louis GILBERT dit COMTOIS was the child of Louis GILBERT dit COMTOIS and Anne JACQUES and the grandchild of: (maternal) Louis JACQUES and Antoinette LEROUXSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Etienne-Louis married Genevieve BOUCHER 20 September 1756 in Berthierville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Genevieve BOUCHER was born 13 September 1726 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Genevieve died 27 April 1816 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Genevieve was the child of François BOUCHER and Geneviève DELBEC dite JOLY.
Etienne-Louis GILBERT dit COMTOIS died 13 March 1804 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .
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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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