Louis GILBERT dit COMTOIS

(b. abt. 1690 , France d. 14 February 1769 , Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis GILBERT dit COMTOIS was born abt. 1690 in France

Louis GILBERT dit COMTOIS was the child of ? and ?

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

Louis married Anne JACQUES 20 April 1722 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Anne JACQUES was born 24 April 1706 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Anne died 1 June 1789 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Anne was the child of Louis JACQUES and Antoinette LEROUX.

Louis GILBERT dit COMTOIS died 14 February 1769 in Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada.

son of Louis Gilbert and Marie La Goutte

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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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