Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN

Born

12 December 1639 , Périgueux, France

Died

abt. 1694 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

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Born: 12 December 1639 in Périgueux, France

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Jean was a Carignan-Salières soldier, arriving in New France in 1665.
Learn more: Who Were the The Carignan-Salières Regiment? Uncovering the Heroes of New France

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Jean married Jeanne TOUZE 8 October 1668 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jeanne TOUZE was born 17 November 1640 in St-Pierre-de-Dreux, Beauce, France. Jeanne died 3 July 1726 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur).

Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN died abt. 1694 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France .
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Recorded occupation: Carignan-Salières soldier - Contrecoeur Company corporal

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)

Spouse & Children of Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN

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Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN married

Jeanne TOUZE
Marriage date: 8 October 1668
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France

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Children of Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Jeanne TOUZE

Jeanne GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN

Born: abt. 1671, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 16 April 1747, Laval, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre DEXTERA dit LAVIGNE (DEXTRA) 18 December 1685 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Married: René CHOLET dit ST-PAUL 1704 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Marthe GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN

Born: 28 December 1675, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 21 March 1734, Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Married: Gilles BOURGAULT dit LACROIX 5 September 1694 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Barbe GAZAILLE

Born: 8 March 1678, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1681, Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Jean-François GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN

Born: abt. 1680, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 7 June 1760, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada

Married: Catherine BRUNET dite LASABLONNIÈRE 15 February 1711 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN

Born: 3 March 1683, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 21 November 1760, Contrecœur, Canada

Married: Marie-Anne FAVREAU 26 July 1716 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Married: Madeleine DUPUIS 3 July 1726 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

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Birth — 1639
12 December 1639
Périgueux, France

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1665
Gazaille, Jean (Saint-Germain), Company: Contrecoeur
La Société des Filles du roi et soldats du Carignan
The Good Regiment: The Carignan Salières Regiment in Canada, 1665-1668

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1668 Marriage / Partner
Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Jeanne TOUZE 8 October 1668, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 28 years old.

Carignan-Salières Regiment Officers and Soldiers (who married Filles du Roi)
Gazaille, Jean, dit St-Germaine, m. Jeanne Touze, 08 Oct. 1668
Corporal, Company: Contrecoeurr

La Société des Filles du roi et soldats du Carignan
The Good Regiment: The Carignan Salières Regiment in Canada, 1665-1668

1675 Birth of Child
Marie-Marthe GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN was born 28 December 1675, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Jean was 36 years old.

1678 Birth of Child
Barbe GAZAILLE was born 8 March 1678, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jean was 38 years old.

1681 Census Contrecoeur

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN - 1681 Census - Contrecoeur, Quebec

1681 Census - Contrecoeur, Quebec

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1683 Birth of Child
Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN was born 3 March 1683, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jean was 43 years old.

1685 Marriage of Child
Jeanne GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN married 18 December 1685, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Pierre DEXTERA dit LAVIGNE (DEXTRA)

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