Jean CHAMPOUX dit SAINT PERE

(b. abt. 1618 , France d. 25 October 1657 , Montréal, Canada, New France )
Cause of Death: killed by Iroquois

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Jean CHAMPOUX dit SAINT PERE was born abt. 1618 in France

Jean CHAMPOUX dit SAINT PERE was the child of ? and ?

Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1651.

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

Jean married Mathurine GAUDET (GODET) 25 September 1651 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mathurine GAUDET (GODET) was born 31 January 1637 in France. Mathurine died 12 November 1672 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Mathurine was the child of Nicolas GAUDET (GODET) and Françoise GADOIS.

Jean CHAMPOUX dit SAINT PERE died 25 October 1657 in Montréal, Canada, New France .

son of Etienne Saint-Pierre and Etiennette Julian

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Occupation

Jean CHAMPOUX dit SAINT PERE was a clerk of court, notary, and syndic.

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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