Joseph COMTOIS dit GILBERT

(b. 31 December 1786 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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Joseph COMTOIS dit GILBERT was born 31 December 1786 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph 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

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

Joseph married Elisabeth MEYER dite CHRISTIANE 18 January 1808 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth MEYER dite CHRISTIANE was born 8 January 1789 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Elisabeth died 29 November 1846 in St-Thomas, Joliette, Quebec, Canada. Elisabeth was the child of Jean Christian MEYER (MEYOR) and Catherine-Marguerite JOLY.

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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Joseph COMTOIS dit GILBERT married

Elisabeth MEYER dite CHRISTIANE-- Date: 18 January 1808 Place: Berthierville, Lower Canada
Elisabeth MEYER dite CHRISTIANE was the child of Jean Christian MEYER (MEYOR) and Catherine-Marguerite JOLY

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Children of Joseph COMTOIS dit GILBERT and Elisabeth MEYER dite CHRISTIANE:

Esther GILBERT dite COMTOIS (b.22 April 1811, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada d. 17 June 1894, St-Thomas de Joliette, Québec, Canada)
m. Jean-Baptiste MARTINEAU 30 June 1828

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1786 Birth
31 December 1786
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

1808 Marriage / Partner
Joseph COMTOIS dit GILBERT and Elisabeth MEYER dite CHRISTIANE 18 January 1808, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 21 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Esther GILBERT dite COMTOIS was born 22 April 1811, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 24 years old.

Added: 6/10/2025 1:27:17 PM - Updated: 6/10/2025 1:34:47 PM