François
GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN
(b.
abt. 1716
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
17 July 1792
,
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
)
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François GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN was born abt. 1716 in Québec Province, Canada
François GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN was the child of Jean-François GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Catherine BRUNET dite LASABLONNIÈRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Jeanne TOUZE (maternal) Jean BRUNET dit LASABLONNIÈRE and Marie-Madeleine RICHAUMESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Marguerite JETTE 21 November 1746 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marguerite JETTE was born 27 June 1725 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marguerite died 6 May 1808 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Paul-Amable JETTE and Marguerite CHAMPAGNE dite ST-MARTIN.
François GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN died 17 July 1792 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.
Details of the family tree of François 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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