Barbe GAZAILLE dite BLETTE

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3 May 1681 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

2 February 1742 , Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

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Jean BELLET dit GAZAILLE (BLET) (BELET)Jeanne BOUVEAU (BEAUVEAU)

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Born: 3 May 1681 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Father: Jean BELLET dit GAZAILLE (BLET) (BELET)

Mother: Jeanne BOUVEAU (BEAUVEAU)

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Barbe married Pierre BENOIT abt. 1708 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Pierre BENOIT was born abt. 1658 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Pierre died 9 June 1733 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Pierre was the child of Paul BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Isabelle-Elisabeth GOBINET.

Barbe GAZAILLE dite BLETTE died 2 February 1742 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France .
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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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Barbe GAZAILLE dite BLETTE married

Pierre BENOIT
Marriage date: abt. 1708
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Pierre BENOIT was the child of Paul BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Isabelle-Elisabeth GOBINET

Children of Pierre BENOIT and Barbe GAZAILLE dite BLETTE

François BENOIT

Born: 11 March 1709, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 3 October 1792, Chambly, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Agathe CHICOINE 15 February 1751 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Pierre BENOIT

Born: abt. 1716, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 8 February 1779, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marguerite CHICOINE dite BELLEVUE 3 February 1755 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marc-Antoine BENOIT

Born: abt. 1717, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 25 January 1768, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Catherine DUFAULT 9 October 1741 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Married: Marie-Jeanne EMERY dite CODERRE 19 May 1749 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Alexis BENOIT

Born: 27 July 1719, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: 13 December 1785, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie Josephe TURCOTTE (TURCOT) 24 May 1773 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Jeanne BENOIT

Born: abt. 1720, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 13 October 1790, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Francois HOUDE (HOULE) 25 January 1745 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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