Louis GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN

Born

14 August 1750 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

Died

24 May 1825 , Boucherville, Lower Canada

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Pierre GAUTHIER Marie-Veronique LAPORTE

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Born: 14 August 1750 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre GAUTHIER

Mother: Marie-Veronique LAPORTE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN , Marie-Anne TESSIER

Maternal grandparents: Pierre LAPORTE , Madeleine VIGER

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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 .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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Spouse & Children of Louis GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN

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Louis GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN married

Marie-Madeleine QUINTIN dite DUBOIS
Marriage date: 5 October 1772
Marriage place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Madeleine QUINTIN dite DUBOIS was the child of Joseph QUINTIN dit DUBOIS and Marie-Louise PETIT dite LAPRÉ

Children of Louis GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN and Marie-Madeleine QUINTIN dite DUBOIS

Madeleine GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN

Born: 16 November 1773, Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Toussaint RENAUD dit DESLAURIERS 18 July 1791 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Louise GAUTHIER

Born: 30 September 1781, Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 December 1855, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Canada East

Married: Antoine HUET 16 September 1799 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Joseph GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN

Born: 25 May 1793, Boucherville, Lower Canada
Died: 13 January 1878, Lacolle, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Louise BOULRICE 18 July 1825 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Joseph GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN

Born: abt. 1805, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Louise BOULAY 18 July 1825 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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Birth — 1750
14 August 1750
Boucherville, Canada, New France

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

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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Louis GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN and Marie-Madeleine QUINTIN dite DUBOIS 5 October 1772, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 22 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Madeleine GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN was born 16 November 1773, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Louis was 23 years old.

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.

1781 Birth of Child
Louise GAUTHIER was born 30 September 1781, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Louis was 31 years old.

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

1791 Marriage of Child
Madeleine GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN married 18 July 1791, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Toussaint RENAUD dit DESLAURIERS

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

1793 Birth of Child
Joseph GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN was born 25 May 1793, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Louis was 42 years old.

1799 Marriage of Child
Louise GAUTHIER married 16 September 1799, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Antoine HUET

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

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1818 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Madeleine QUINTIN dite DUBOIS died 31 January 1818, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

Death — 1825
24 May 1825
Boucherville, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 74.

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