Laurent GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN

Born

12 August 1716 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

1 January 1779 , Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada

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Born: 12 August 1716 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Parents of Laurent GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN

Father

Pierre GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN

Mother

Marie-Anne TESSIER

Grandparents of Laurent GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN

Paternal grandparents

Germain GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN Jeanne BEAUCHAMP

Maternal grandparents

Laurent TESSIER dit DUCHATEAU Anne LEMIRE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Laurent married Marie-Josephe WILLIAM dite THOMAS 21 November 1740 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe WILLIAM dite THOMAS was born 17 May 1717 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . Marie-Josephe died 14 January 1746 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . Marie-Josephe was the child of Joseph THOMAS OUILEM and Angélique VERONNEAU.

Laurent GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN died 1 January 1779 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Laurent GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN

Laurent GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN married

Marie-Josephe WILLIAM dite THOMAS
Marriage date: 21 November 1740
Marriage place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe WILLIAM dite THOMAS was the child of Joseph THOMAS OUILEM and Angélique VERONNEAU

Children of Laurent GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN and Marie-Josephe WILLIAM dite THOMAS

Marie-Josette GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN

Born: 22 April 1743, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 4 May 1822, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre-Olas BERTRAND dit DESROCHERS 4 November 1760 Place: Boucherville, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1716
12 August 1716
Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1740 Marriage / Partner
Laurent GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN and Marie-Josephe WILLIAM dite THOMAS 21 November 1740, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 24 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Marie-Josette GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN was born 22 April 1743, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Laurent was 26 years old.

1746 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephe WILLIAM dite THOMAS died 14 January 1746, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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

1760 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josette GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN married 4 November 1760, Boucherville, Canada to Pierre-Olas BERTRAND dit DESROCHERS

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.