Toussaint
GILBERT dit COMTOIS
(b.
21 September 1798
,
Berthierville, Lower Canada
d.
30 April 1893
,
Saint-Damien, Quebec, Canada
)
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Toussaint GILBERT dit COMTOIS was born 21 September 1798 in Berthierville, Lower Canada
Toussaint GILBERT dit COMTOIS was the child of Charles GILBERT dit COMTOIS and Charlotte POTHIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles GILBERT dit COMTOIS and Josephte-Anne PIETTE (maternal) Jean-Joseph POTHIER and Marie-Madeleine CADORETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Toussaint married Marie-Louise DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD 24 August 1818 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD was born 17 January 1803 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Marie-Louise died 9 January 1852 in Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Québec, Canada (Saint-Gabriel). Marie-Louise was the child of Charles DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Josephe BERGERON.
Toussaint GILBERT dit COMTOIS died 30 April 1893 in Saint-Damien, Quebec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Toussaint appear below.
Occupation
Toussaint GILBERT dit COMTOIS was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Toussaint GILBERT dit COMTOIS was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
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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