Louis
GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN
(b.
14 August 1750
,
Boucherville, Canada, New France
d.
24 May 1825
,
Boucherville, Lower Canada
)
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Louis GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN was born 14 August 1750 in Boucherville, Canada, New France
Louis GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN was the child of Pierre GAUTHIER and Marie-Veronique LAPORTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN and Marie-Anne TESSIER (maternal) Pierre LAPORTE and Madeleine VIGERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Marie-Madeleine QUINTIN dite DUBOIS 5 October 1772 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Madeleine QUINTIN dite DUBOIS was born 10 April 1751 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Madeleine died 31 January 1818 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Joseph QUINTIN dit DUBOIS and Marie-Louise PETIT dite LAPRÉ.
Louis GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN died 24 May 1825 in Boucherville, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Louis 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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