Joseph
GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN
(b.
31 July 1738
,
Boucherville, Canada, New France
d.
10 June 1799
,
Boucherville, Lower Canada
)
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Joseph GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN was born 31 July 1738 in Boucherville, Canada, New France
Joseph GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN was the child of François GAUTHIER and Marie-Madeleine 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):
Joseph married Veronique RENAUD 22 June 1761 in Boucherville, Canada . Veronique RENAUD was born 28 January 1742 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Veronique died 5 January 1810 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Veronique was the child of Louis RENAUD dit DESLAURIERS and Marie-Gabrielle DENOYON.
Joseph GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN died 10 June 1799 in Boucherville, Lower Canada .
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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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