Madeleine
ST-GERMAIN dite GAUSSIN
(b.
8 October 1796
,
Yamaska, Lower Canada
d.
13 April 1841
,
Saint-Aimé, Canada East
)
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Madeleine ST-GERMAIN dite GAUSSIN was born 8 October 1796 in Yamaska, Lower Canada
Madeleine ST-GERMAIN dite GAUSSIN was the child of Joseph-Etienne ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN and Marie-Anne LOISEAU dite CARDIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN and Rose THÉROUX dite LAFERTÉ (maternal) Jean-Baptiste LOISEAU dit CARDIN and Jeanne CARRÉSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Madeleine married Jean-Baptiste PARENT 28 August 1815 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . Jean-Baptiste PARENT was born 30 May 1790 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Jean-Baptiste died 5 September 1870 in Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Louis PARENT and Agathe FOURQUIN dite LEVEILLE.
Madeleine ST-GERMAIN dite GAUSSIN died 13 April 1841 in Saint-Aimé, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of Madeleine 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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