Louise GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN

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2 December 1718 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

29 August 1801 , Montréal, Lower Canada

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Jean GAUTHIER Marie STORER

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Born: 2 December 1718 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Jean GAUTHIER

Mother: Marie STORER

Paternal grandparents: Germain GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN , Jeanne BEAUCHAMP

Maternal grandparents: Joseph STORER , Hannah HILL

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Louise married Philippe GERVAIS 3 October 1736 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Philippe GERVAIS was born 13 July 1708 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Philippe died 17 December 1739 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Philippe was the child of Louis GERVAIS and Barbe PIGEON.

Louise GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN died 29 August 1801 in Montréal, Lower Canada .
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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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Louise GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN married

Philippe GERVAIS
Marriage date: 3 October 1736
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Philippe GERVAIS was the child of Louis GERVAIS and Barbe PIGEON

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Philippe GERVAIS

Born: 26 July 1737, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 18 April 1804, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Charlotte PEPIN 31 March 1761 Place: Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

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Birth — 1718
2 December 1718
Montréal, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1736 Marriage / Partner
Louise GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN and Philippe GERVAIS 3 October 1736, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 17 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Philippe GERVAIS was born 26 July 1737, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Louise was 18 years old.

1739 Death of Spouse/Partner
Philippe GERVAIS died 17 December 1739, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1761 Marriage of Child
Philippe GERVAIS married 31 March 1761, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe) to Charlotte PEPIN

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.