Mathurin BLET dit GAZAILLE

Born

abt. 1678 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

28 February 1742 , Sorel, Canada, New France

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

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Born: abt. 1678 in Québec Province, Canada

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

Mother: Jeanne BOUVEAU (BEAUVEAU)

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Mathurin married Geneviève-Scholastique BEGNIER (BESNIER) 5 February 1719 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Geneviève-Scholastique BEGNIER (BESNIER) was born 26 May 1699 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Geneviève-Scholastique was the child of Louis BEGNIER (BESNIER) and Jacqueline CHARRON.

Mathurin BLET dit GAZAILLE died 28 February 1742 in Sorel, 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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Spouse & Children of Mathurin BLET dit GAZAILLE

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Mathurin BLET dit GAZAILLE married

Geneviève-Scholastique BEGNIER (BESNIER)
Marriage date: 5 February 1719
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Geneviève-Scholastique BEGNIER (BESNIER) was the child of Louis BEGNIER (BESNIER) and Jacqueline CHARRON

Children of Mathurin BLET dit GAZAILLE and Geneviève-Scholastique BEGNIER (BESNIER)

Therese BLET dite GAZAILLE

Born: 5 December 1718, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 8 April 1806, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste JOLY dit DELBEC 23 November 1739 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jeannette BLET dite GAZAILLE

Born: 8 May 1725, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 22 January 1799, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Antoine DELBEC dit JOLY 28 October 1744 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Joseph-Mathurin BLET dit PETIT

Born: 23 April 1732, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 10 June 1808, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Ursule PELOQUIN 23 April 1759 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Married: Marie-Louise MANDEVILLE 29 April 1765 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1718 Birth of Child
Therese BLET dite GAZAILLE was born 5 December 1718, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

1719 Marriage / Partner
Mathurin BLET dit GAZAILLE and Geneviève-Scholastique BEGNIER (BESNIER) 5 February 1719, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1725 Birth of Child
Jeannette BLET dite GAZAILLE was born 8 May 1725, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

1732 Birth of Child
Joseph-Mathurin BLET dit PETIT was born 23 April 1732, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

1739 Marriage of Child
Therese BLET dite GAZAILLE married 23 November 1739, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Jean-Baptiste JOLY dit DELBEC