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Josephe GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN was born 17 February 1723 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Josephe GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN was the child of Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Marie-Anne FAVREAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Jeanne TOUZE (maternal) Antoine FAVREAU and Anne MEUNIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Josephe married Joseph-Antoine LANIEL dit DESROSIERS SOULANGE 3 November 1749 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . Joseph-Antoine LANIEL dit DESROSIERS SOULANGE was born 13 November 1725 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Joseph-Antoine was the child of Jean-Baptiste LANIEL dit DESROSIERS and Marie-Madeleine COUTURIER.
Josephe married (2) André LESOURD 3 August 1761 in Contrecœur, Canada . André LESOURD was born 29 July 1719 in Cour-sur-Loire, France.
m. Joseph Antoine Soulange
m. Andre Lesourd
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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