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)
Family and Children of Toussaint GILBERT dit COMTOIS
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Marie-Louise DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD-- Date: 24 August 1818 Place: Berthierville, Lower Canada
Marie-Louise DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD was the child of Charles DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Josephe BERGERON
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Toussaint GILBERT dit COMTOIS and Marie-Louise DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD:
Elzear GILBERT dit COMTOIS (b.7 January 1823, Berthierville, Lower Canada d. 20 June 1906, St-Damien de Brandon, Berthier, Québec, Canada)
m. Luce CROISETIERE 7 February 1853 in Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Québec, Canada (Saint-Gabriel)
Marie-Louise DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD-- Date: 24 August 1818 Place: Berthierville, Lower Canada Marie-Louise DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD was the child of Charles DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Josephe BERGERON
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Toussaint GILBERT dit COMTOIS and Marie-Louise DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD:
Elzear GILBERT dit COMTOIS (b.7 January 1823, Berthierville, Lower Canada d. 20 June 1906, St-Damien de Brandon, Berthier, Québec, Canada)m. Luce CROISETIERE 7 February 1853 in Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Québec, Canada (Saint-Gabriel)
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1798 Birth 21 September 1798
Berthierville, Lower Canada
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1818 Marriage / PartnerToussaint GILBERT dit COMTOIS and Marie-Louise DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD 24 August 1818, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
He was 19 years old.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1823 Birth of ChildElzear GILBERT dit COMTOIS was born 7 January 1823, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
Toussaint was 24 years old.
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
1852 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Louise DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD died 9 January 1852, Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Québec, Canada (Saint-Gabriel)
1853 Marriage of ChildElzear GILBERT dit COMTOIS married 7 February 1853, Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Québec, Canada (Saint-Gabriel) to Luce CROISETIERE
1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park. 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1893 Death 30 April 1893
Saint-Damien, Quebec, Canada
He died at the age of 94.
Added: 4/8/2024 9:53:09 AM
- Updated: 4/8/2024 9:55:31 AM
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