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

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Jacques GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN Madeleine PAPILLON

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Born: 23 April 1772 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jacques GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN

Mother: Madeleine PAPILLON

Paternal grandparents: Jacques-Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN , Marie-Antoine MENARD dite ST-ONGE

Maternal grandparents: Étienne PAPILLON , Madeleine VEL dite SANSOUCY

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Jacques married Marie-Mery BONNIER dite LAPLANTE 7 July 1794 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Mery BONNIER dite LAPLANTE was born 9 September 1778 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Mery died 16 November 1850 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Mery was the child of Jacques BONNIER dit LAPLANTE and Marie-Ursule PLOUFFE.

Jacques GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN died 10 May 1802 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, 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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Jacques GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN married

Marie-Mery BONNIER dite LAPLANTE
Marriage date: 7 July 1794
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Marie-Mery BONNIER dite LAPLANTE was the child of Jacques BONNIER dit LAPLANTE and Marie-Ursule PLOUFFE

Children of Jacques GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Marie-Mery BONNIER dite LAPLANTE

Jean-Baptiste GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN

Born: 9 June 1798, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 9 March 1857, Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton, Canada East

Married: Marie MORIN 19 November 1821 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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Birth — 1772
23 April 1772
Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Marriage / Partner
Jacques GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Marie-Mery BONNIER dite LAPLANTE 7 July 1794, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN was born 9 June 1798, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 26 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)