Aubain CHICOINE dit COTTON

(b. abt. 1752 , Gaspé, Canada, New France d. 20 February 1827 , Percé, Quebec, Canada )

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Aubain CHICOINE dit COTTON was born abt. 1752 in Gaspé, Canada, New France

Aubain CHICOINE dit COTTON was the child of Jean-Jacques CHICOINE dit COTTON and Marie BOUDEAU

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Aubain married Marie DAVID 6 July 1775 in Percé, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie DAVID was born abt. 1758 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie died 16 May 1822 in Percé, Quebec, Canada. Marie was the child of Jean DAVID and Françoise OLIVIER.

Aubain CHICOINE dit COTTON died 20 February 1827 in Percé, Quebec, Canada.
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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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Aubain CHICOINE dit COTTON married

Marie DAVID-- Date: 6 July 1775 Place: Percé, Quebec, Canada

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Marie DAVID was the child of Jean DAVID and Françoise OLIVIER

Children of Aubain CHICOINE dit COTTON and Marie DAVID:

Marie CHICOINE (b.17 March 1776, Carleton-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Etienne LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR 26 August 1793

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1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1775 Marriage / Partner
Aubain CHICOINE dit COTTON and Marie DAVID 6 July 1775, Percé, Quebec, Canada

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.