Marie-Anne GIGUERE dite DESPINS

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20 February 1757 , Yamaska, Canada, New France

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Louis GIGUÈRE Charlotte VEL dite SANSOUCY

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Born: 20 February 1757 in Yamaska, Canada, New France

Father: Louis GIGUÈRE

Mother: Charlotte VEL dite SANSOUCY

Paternal grandparents: Louis GIGUERE , Élisabeth DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS

Maternal grandparents: Jean VEL dit SANSOUCY , Jeanne RAIMBAULT

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Marie-Anne married Pierre BLETTE dit GAZAILLE 26 November 1781 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre BLETTE dit GAZAILLE was born 21 December 1748 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Pierre died 8 July 1823 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Pierre was the child of Pierre GAZAILLE dit BLETTE and Marie-Charlotte RATEL.

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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Pierre BLETTE dit GAZAILLE
Marriage date: 26 November 1781
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre BLETTE dit GAZAILLE was the child of Pierre GAZAILLE dit BLETTE and Marie-Charlotte RATEL

Children of Pierre BLETTE dit GAZAILLE and Marie-Anne GIGUERE dite DESPINS

Marie-Anne BLETTE

Born: abt. 1782, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 18 April 1867, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East

Married: Eustache PERRON 22 November 1802 Place: Contrecœur, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1757
20 February 1757
Yamaska, Canada, New France

1781 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne GIGUERE dite DESPINS and Pierre BLETTE dit GAZAILLE 26 November 1781, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

She was 24 years old.

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