Joseph
GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN
(b.
20 July 1773
,
Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
7 November 1827
,
Saint-Jude, Lower Canada
)
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Joseph GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN was born 20 July 1773 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN was the child of Jacques-Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Madeleine LEBEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Marie-Anne FAVREAU (maternal) René LEBEAU dit LALOUETTE and Barbe LOUVOIS dite ST-AMOURSpouse(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, Québec, Canada. Elisabeth died 21 June 1804 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). 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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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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