Jacques
GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN
(b.
19 May 1724
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
6 March 1803
,
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
)
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Jacques GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN was born 19 May 1724 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Jacques GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN was the child of Jacques GAUTHIER and Marie-Louise TESSIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Germain GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN and Jeanne BEAUCHAMP (maternal) Paul TESSIER and Marie-Madeleine CLOUTIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jacques married Marie-Josephe QUENNEVILLE 22 January 1748 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe QUENNEVILLE was born 25 June 1731 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Marie-Josephe died 29 January 1785 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Marie-Josephe was the child of Louis QUENNEVILLE and Marie-Josephte BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS.
Jacques GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN died 6 March 1803 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Jacques 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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