Marie-Josette
GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN
(b.
22 April 1743
,
Chambly, Canada, New France
d.
4 May 1822
,
La Prairie, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Josette GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN was born 22 April 1743 in Chambly, Canada, New France
Marie-Josette GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN was the child of Laurent GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN and Marie-Josephe WILLIAM dite THOMAS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN and Marie-Anne TESSIER (maternal) Joseph THOMAS OUILEM and Angélique VERONNEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Josette married Pierre-Olas BERTRAND dit DESROCHERS 4 November 1760 in Boucherville, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre-Olas BERTRAND dit DESROCHERS was born abt. 1732 in France. Pierre-Olas died 23 April 1816 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité).
Marie-Josette GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN died 4 May 1822 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Josette appear below.
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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