Elisabeth
GAZAILLE dite BLETTE
(b.
29 July 1683
,
Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
d.
10 May 1753
,
Sorel, Canada, New France
)
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Elisabeth GAZAILLE dite BLETTE was born 29 July 1683 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Elisabeth GAZAILLE dite BLETTE was the child of Jean BELLET dit GAZAILLE (BLET) (BELET) and Jeanne BOUVEAU (BEAUVEAU)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Elisabeth married Étienne BEGNIER (BESNIER) 24 May 1716 in Sorel, Canada, New France . Étienne BEGNIER (BESNIER) was born abt. 1680 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Étienne died 14 July 1716 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Étienne was the child of Masse BEGNIER (BESNIER) and Michelle CHARLIER (CHARTIER).
Elisabeth married (2) Jean-Baptiste-Louis CHEVALIER 11 January 1724 in Sorel, Canada, New France . Jean-Baptiste-Louis CHEVALIER was born 22 September 1675 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Jean-Baptiste-Louis died 28 October 1752 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Jean-Baptiste-Louis was the child of Joseph CHEVALIER and Francoise-Marthe BARTON.
Elisabeth GAZAILLE dite BLETTE died 10 May 1753 in Sorel, Canada, New France .
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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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