Amable COMTOIS dit GILBERT

(b. 7 November 1788 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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Amable COMTOIS dit GILBERT was born 7 November 1788 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Amable COMTOIS dit GILBERT was the child of Antoine GILBERT dit COMTOIS and Marie LAPORTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Etienne-Louis GILBERT dit COMTOIS and Genevieve BOUCHER (maternal) Pierre LAPORTE and Angélique CHARBONNEAU

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Amable married Madeleine HENAULT 9 January 1815 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine HENAULT was born abt. 1790 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Madeleine was the child of Simon HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dit LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE) and Marie-Josephe HUS COURNOYER.

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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Amable COMTOIS dit GILBERT married

Madeleine HENAULT-- Date: 9 January 1815 Place: Berthierville, Lower Canada
Madeleine HENAULT was the child of Simon HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dit LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE) and Marie-Josephe HUS COURNOYER

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Children of Amable COMTOIS dit GILBERT and Madeleine HENAULT:

Josephte COMTOIS dite GILBERT (b.12 December 1815, Berthierville, Lower Canada d. 29 February 1896, Saint-Barthélemy, Québec, Canada)
m. Hyacinthe JACQUES 8 February 1831 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1788 Birth
7 November 1788
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

1815 Marriage / Partner
Amable COMTOIS dit GILBERT and Madeleine HENAULT 9 January 1815, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 26 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Josephte COMTOIS dite GILBERT was born 12 December 1815, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Amable was 27 years old.

Added: 5/9/2021 8:28:43 AM - Updated: 5/9/2021 8:33:48 AM