Jean-Baptiste GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN

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7 August 1719 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

27 October 1798 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada

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Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN Marie-Anne FAVREAU

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Born: 7 August 1719 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Father: Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN

Mother: Marie-Anne FAVREAU

Paternal grandparents: Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN , Jeanne TOUZE

Maternal grandparents: Antoine FAVREAU , Anne MEUNIER

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Jean-Baptiste married Ursule MIEL dite LUSIGNAN (AMIEL) 8 November 1745 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . Ursule MIEL dite LUSIGNAN (AMIEL) was born 25 January 1722 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Ursule died 22 July 1763 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Ursule was the child of Jean MIEL dit LUSIGNAN and Thérèse-Catherine LATOUCHE.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Marie-Charlotte CHAILLE (CHAYER) 3 February 1766 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Charlotte CHAILLE (CHAYER) was born 25 September 1733 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Charlotte died 9 July 1769 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Charlotte was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHAILLÉ (CHAYER) and Marie-Louise MENARD.

Jean-Baptiste GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN died 27 October 1798 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada .
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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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Jean-Baptiste GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN married

Ursule MIEL dite LUSIGNAN (AMIEL)
Marriage date: 8 November 1745
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Ursule MIEL dite LUSIGNAN (AMIEL) was the child of Jean MIEL dit LUSIGNAN and Thérèse-Catherine LATOUCHE

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Jean-Baptiste GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN married

Marie-Charlotte CHAILLE (CHAYER)
Marriage date: 3 February 1766
Marriage place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Charlotte CHAILLE (CHAYER) was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHAILLÉ (CHAYER) and Marie-Louise MENARD

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Ursule GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN

Born: 18 November 1766, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 December 1803, Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Married: François GAUDET 26 June 1786 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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Birth — 1719
7 August 1719
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1745 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Ursule MIEL dite LUSIGNAN (AMIEL) 8 November 1745, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 26 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1763 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ursule MIEL dite LUSIGNAN (AMIEL) died 22 July 1763, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

1766 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Marie-Charlotte CHAILLE (CHAYER) 3 February 1766 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 46 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Ursule GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN was born 18 November 1766, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Baptiste was 47 years old.

1769 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Charlotte CHAILLE (CHAYER) died 9 July 1769, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Ursule GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN married 26 June 1786 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to François GAUDET

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

Death — 1798
27 October 1798
Contrecœur, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 79.

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