Catherine MARTIN dite ST JEAN

(b. 1 September 1799 , Les Cèdres, Lower Canada d. abt. 1840 , Québec, Lower Canada )

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Catherine MARTIN dite ST JEAN was born 1 September 1799 in Les Cèdres, Lower Canada

Catherine MARTIN dite ST JEAN was the child of Francois MARTIN and Angelique RODRIGUE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François-Amable MARTIN dit ST-JEAN and Elisabeth-Isabelle LEROUX (maternal) Sebastien RODRIGUE L'ESPAGNOL and Marie-Anne PARENT

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

Catherine married Michel ASSELIN 7 October 1822 in Saint-Polycarpe, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel ASSELIN was born 29 September 1795 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Michel died 14 July 1854 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Michel was the child of Philippe ASSELIN and Marie-Josephe DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD.

Catherine MARTIN dite ST JEAN died abt. 1840 in Québec, Lower 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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Family and Children of Catherine MARTIN dite ST JEAN

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Catherine MARTIN dite ST JEAN married

Michel ASSELIN-- Date: 7 October 1822 Place: Saint-Polycarpe, Lower Canada
Michel ASSELIN was the child of Philippe ASSELIN and Marie-Josephe DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

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Children of Michel ASSELIN and Catherine MARTIN dite ST JEAN:

Charles ASHLEY (b.6 September 1829, Les Cèdres, Lower Canada d. 17 August 1899, Massena, New York, USA)
m. Katherine OAKES 1856

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1799 Birth
1 September 1799
Les Cèdres, Lower Canada

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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

1822 Marriage / Partner
Catherine MARTIN dite ST JEAN and Michel ASSELIN 7 October 1822, Saint-Polycarpe, Québec, Canada

She was 23 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Birth of Child
Charles ASHLEY was born 6 September 1829, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Catherine was 30 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)