Jean
GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN
(b.
3 March 1683
,
Contrecœur, Canada, New France
d.
21 November 1760
,
Contrecœur, Canada
)
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Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN was born 3 March 1683 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN was the child of Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Jeanne TOUZESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Marie-Anne FAVREAU 26 July 1716 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Anne FAVREAU was born abt. 1700 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne died 25 October 1725 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne was the child of Antoine FAVREAU and Anne MEUNIER.
Jean married (2) Madeleine DUPUIS 3 July 1726 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Madeleine DUPUIS was born abt. 1699 in France. Madeleine died 19 January 1767 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada.
Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN died 21 November 1760 in Contrecœur, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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