Ursule
GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN
(b.
18 November 1766
,
Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
29 December 1803
,
Contrecœur, Lower Canada
)
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Ursule GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN was born 18 November 1766 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Ursule GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Marie-Charlotte CHAILLE (CHAYER) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Marie-Anne FAVREAU (maternal) Jean-Baptiste CHAILLÉ (CHAYER) and Marie-Louise MENARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Ursule married François GAUDET 26 June 1786 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
François GAUDET was born 26 December 1764 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). François died 26 September 1834 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). François was the child of Michel GAUDET and Marie Josephte GIROUARD.
Ursule GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN died 29 December 1803 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Ursule appear below.
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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