Jacques GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN

Born

10 September 1745 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Died

26 May 1778 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jacques-Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN Marie-Antoine MENARD dite ST-ONGE

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Born: 10 September 1745 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques-Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN

Mother: Marie-Antoine MENARD dite ST-ONGE

Paternal grandparents: Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN , Marie-Anne FAVREAU

Maternal grandparents: François-Marie MENARD , Marie-Jeanne CHARPENTIER

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Jacques married Madeleine PAPILLON 31 January 1771 in Saint-Louis de Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine PAPILLON was born 17 October 1750 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Madeleine was the child of Étienne PAPILLON and Madeleine VEL dite SANSOUCY.

Jacques GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN died 26 May 1778 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, 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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Jacques GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN married

Madeleine PAPILLON
Marriage date: 31 January 1771
Marriage place: Saint-Louis de Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine PAPILLON was the child of Étienne PAPILLON and Madeleine VEL dite SANSOUCY

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Jacques GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN

Born: 23 April 1772, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 May 1802, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Mery BONNIER dite LAPLANTE 7 July 1794 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1745
10 September 1745
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

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

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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Jacques GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Madeleine PAPILLON 31 January 1771, Saint-Louis de Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Bonsecours)

He was 25 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Jacques GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN was born 23 April 1772, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jacques was 26 years old.

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.