Joseph GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN

Born

20 July 1773 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

7 November 1827 , Saint-Jude, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Joseph GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN

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Born: 20 July 1773 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Joseph GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN

Father

Jacques-Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN

Mother

Madeleine LEBEAU

Grandparents of Joseph GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN

Paternal grandparents

Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN Marie-Anne FAVREAU

Maternal grandparents

René LEBEAU dit LALOUETTE Barbe LOUVOIS dite ST-AMOUR

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

Joseph married Elisabeth DELMAS 15 April 1793 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth DELMAS was born 19 February 1769 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada. Elisabeth died 21 June 1804 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada . Elisabeth was the child of Martin DELMAS and Marie-Marguerite CIRCE dite ST-MICHEL.

Joseph GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN died 7 November 1827 in Saint-Jude, Lower Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN

Joseph GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN married

Elisabeth DELMAS
Marriage date: 15 April 1793
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Elisabeth DELMAS was the child of Martin DELMAS and Marie-Marguerite CIRCE dite ST-MICHEL

Children of Joseph GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Elisabeth DELMAS

Joseph GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN

Born: abt. 1795, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Reine JOLY 15 February 1813 Place: Saint-Ours, Lower 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 — 1773
20 July 1773
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 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Elisabeth DELMAS 15 April 1793, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 19 years old.

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

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