Germain
GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE
(b.
24 August 1770
,
Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
3 November 1823
,
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
)
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Germain GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE was born 24 August 1770 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Germain GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE was the child of Germain GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Marie-Anne DIONNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Felicite PERRON (maternal) Joseph DIONNE and Marie-Madeleine MENEU (MENEUX)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Germain married Felicite SIMARD 8 August 1791 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Felicite SIMARD was born 30 September 1767 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Felicite died 9 January 1806 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Felicite was the child of Joseph-Noel SIMARD and Marie-Madeleine SIMARD.
Germain GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE died 3 November 1823 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada.
Details of the family tree of Germain 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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