Therese
BLET dite GAZAILLE
(b.
5 December 1718
,
Sorel, Canada, New France
d.
8 April 1806
,
Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada
)
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Therese BLET dite GAZAILLE was born 5 December 1718 in Sorel, Canada, New France
Therese BLET dite GAZAILLE was the child of Mathurin BLET dit GAZAILLE and Geneviève-Scholastique BEGNIER (BESNIER) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean BELLET dit GAZAILLE (BLET) (BELET) and Jeanne BOUVEAU (BEAUVEAU) (maternal) Louis BEGNIER (BESNIER) and Jacqueline CHARRONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Therese married Jean-Baptiste JOLY dit DELBEC 23 November 1739 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jean-Baptiste JOLY dit DELBEC was born 13 October 1715 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Jean-Baptiste died 9 March 1780 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Pierre DELBEC dit JOLY and Mathurine AUBUCHON dite DESALLIERS.
Therese BLET dite GAZAILLE died 8 April 1806 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Therese 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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