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)
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