Esther
GILBERT dite COMTOIS
(b.
22 April 1811
,
Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada
d.
17 June 1894
,
St-Thomas de Joliette, Québec, Canada
)
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Esther GILBERT dite COMTOIS was born 22 April 1811 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada
Esther GILBERT dite COMTOIS was the child of Joseph COMTOIS dit GILBERT and Elisabeth MEYER dite CHRISTIANE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine GILBERT dit COMTOIS and Marie LAPORTE (maternal) Jean Christian MEYER (MEYOR) and Catherine-Marguerite JOLYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Esther married Jean-Baptiste MARTINEAU 30 June 1828 in Ste-Elisabeth de Joliette, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste MARTINEAU was born 22 October 1807 in Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie). Jean-Baptiste died 10 September 1892 in St-Thomas de Joliette, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARTINEAU and Marguerite DEZIEL dite LABRECHE.
Esther GILBERT dite COMTOIS died 17 June 1894 in St-Thomas de Joliette, Québec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Esther appear below.
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 Esther GILBERT dite COMTOIS
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Jean-Baptiste MARTINEAU-- Date: 30 June 1828 Place: Ste-Elisabeth de Joliette, Quebec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste MARTINEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARTINEAU and Marguerite DEZIEL dite LABRECHE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Jean-Baptiste MARTINEAU and Esther GILBERT dite COMTOIS:
Adeline MARTINEAU (b.abt. 1838, , Québec Province, Canada d. 10 June 1886, )
m. Francois LAPLANTE 15 February 1858
Jean-Baptiste MARTINEAU-- Date: 30 June 1828 Place: Ste-Elisabeth de Joliette, Quebec, CanadaJean-Baptiste MARTINEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARTINEAU and Marguerite DEZIEL dite LABRECHE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Jean-Baptiste MARTINEAU and Esther GILBERT dite COMTOIS:
Adeline MARTINEAU (b.abt. 1838, , Québec Province, Canada d. 10 June 1886, )m. Francois LAPLANTE 15 February 1858
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Discovering the Ancestry of Esther GILBERT dite COMTOIS: Events, Photos & Historical Records
1811 Birth 22 April 1811
Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1828 Marriage / PartnerEsther GILBERT dite COMTOIS and Jean-Baptiste MARTINEAU 30 June 1828, Ste-Elisabeth de Joliette, Quebec, Canada
She was 17 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.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 Canada
1892 Death of Spouse/PartnerJean-Baptiste MARTINEAU died 10 September 1892, St-Thomas de Joliette, Québec, Canada
1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 Death 17 June 1894
St-Thomas de Joliette, Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 83.
Added: 6/10/2025 1:34:47 PM
- Updated: 6/10/2025 1:36:00 PM
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