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François GILBERT dit COMTOIS was born 28 August 1763 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
François GILBERT dit COMTOIS was the child of Etienne-Louis GILBERT dit COMTOIS and Genevieve BOUCHER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis GILBERT dit COMTOIS and Anne JACQUES (maternal) François BOUCHER and Geneviève DELBEC dite JOLYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Thérèse COUTU 6 August 1787 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thérèse COUTU was born 8 April 1768 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Thérèse was the child of Étienne COUTU (COTTU) and Thérèse BRIEN dite DESROCHES.
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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