Ursule GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN

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18 November 1766 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

29 December 1803 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN Marie-Charlotte CHAILLE (CHAYER)

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Born: 18 November 1766 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN

Mother: Marie-Charlotte CHAILLE (CHAYER)

Paternal grandparents: Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN , Marie-Anne FAVREAU

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste CHAILLÉ (CHAYER) , Marie-Louise MENARD

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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 .
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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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Ursule GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN married

François GAUDET
Marriage date: 26 June 1786
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

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François GAUDET was the child of Michel GAUDET and Marie Josephte GIROUARD

Children of François GAUDET and Ursule GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN

Francois GAUDET

Born: 23 July 1787, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 August 1866,

Married: Marie MILLIER 16 November 1807 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Reine GAUDET

Born: 24 February 1801, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Toussaint BERNARD 1 October 1821 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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Birth — 1766
18 November 1766
Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

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 / Partner
Ursule GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN and François GAUDET 26 June 1786 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

She was 19 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Francois GAUDET was born 23 July 1787, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Ursule was 20 years old.

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

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

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Birth of Child
Reine GAUDET was born 24 February 1801, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Ursule was 34 years old.