Anne BELLET dite GAZAILLE
Married: François CARSI dit LAVIOLETTE 6 June 1688 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
Jean
BELLET dit GAZAILLE (BLET) (BELET)
Born
13 September 1643
,
Périgueux, France
Died
17 August 1722
,
Contrecœur, Canada, New France
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Jean was a Carignan-Salières soldier, arriving in New France in 1665.
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Recorded occupation: Carignan-Salières soldier - Saint-Ours Company
Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean BELLET dit GAZAILLE (BLET) (BELET)
Jean BELLET dit GAZAILLE (BLET) (BELET) married 
Jeanne BOUVEAU (BEAUVEAU)
Marriage date: 16 April 1674
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Jeanne BOUVEAU (BEAUVEAU)Marriage date: 16 April 1674
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Children of Jean BELLET dit GAZAILLE (BLET) (BELET) and Jeanne BOUVEAU (BEAUVEAU)
Jeanne BELLET dite GAZAILLE (BLET) (BELET)
Born: 30 November 1676, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: 6 February 1750, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: 6 February 1750, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Married: Pierre DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS 29 November 1696 Place: Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Mathurin BLET dit GAZAILLE
Married: Geneviève-Scholastique BEGNIER (BESNIER) 5 February 1719 Place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Barbe GAZAILLE dite BLETTE
Born: 3 May 1681, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 2 February 1742, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: 2 February 1742, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Married: Pierre BENOIT 1708 Place: Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Elisabeth GAZAILLE dite BLETTE
Married: Étienne BEGNIER (BESNIER) 24 May 1716 Place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Married: Jean-Baptiste-Louis CHEVALIER 11 January 1724 Place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Pierre GAZAILLE dit BLETTE
Married: Thérèse BADAILLAC
Married: Angélique NIQUET 3 February 1726 Place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Marie-Francoise BELLET dite GAZAILLE (BLET) (BELET)
Born: abt. 1688, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 28 February 1773, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 February 1773, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Madeleine GAZAILLE dite BLAIS
Married: Louis FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE 9 August 1711 Place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
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Québec Place Names Through History
Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.
- Early 1600s–1760
- Canada, New France
- 1760–1763
- Canada
- 1763–1791
- Province of Québec
- 1791–1867
- Lower Canada
- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.
A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
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Birth — 164313 September 1643
Périgueux, France
1665
Bellet, Jean (La Gajaille), Company: Saint-Ours
1674 Marriage / PartnerJean BELLET dit GAZAILLE (BLET) (BELET) and Jeanne BOUVEAU (BEAUVEAU) 16 April 1674, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
He was 30 years old.
1676 Birth of ChildJeanne BELLET dite GAZAILLE (BLET) (BELET) was born 30 November 1676, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
Jean was 33 years old.
1681 Birth of ChildBarbe GAZAILLE dite BLETTE was born 3 May 1681, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)
Jean was 37 years old.
1683 Birth of ChildElisabeth GAZAILLE dite BLETTE was born 29 July 1683, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
Jean was 39 years old.
1686 Birth of ChildPierre GAZAILLE dit BLETTE was born 2 June 1686, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
Jean was 42 years old.
1688 Marriage of ChildAnne BELLET dite GAZAILLE married 6 June 1688, Québec, Canada, New France to François CARSI dit LAVIOLETTE
1696 Marriage of ChildJeanne BELLET dite GAZAILLE (BLET) (BELET) married 29 November 1696, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France to Pierre DEGUIRE dit DESROSIERS
1711 Marriage of ChildMarie-Madeleine GAZAILLE dite BLAIS married 9 August 1711, Contrecœur, Canada, New France to Louis FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE
1716 Marriage of ChildElisabeth GAZAILLE dite BLETTE married 24 May 1716, Sorel, Canada, New France to Étienne BEGNIER (BESNIER)
1719 Marriage of ChildMathurin BLET dit GAZAILLE married 5 February 1719, Sorel, Canada, New France to Geneviève-Scholastique BEGNIER (BESNIER)
Death — 172217 August 1722
Contrecœur, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 78.
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