Jeanne GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN

(b. abt. 1671 , Québec Province, Canada d. 16 April 1747 , Laval, Canada, New France )

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Jeanne GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN was born abt. 1671 in Québec Province, Canada

Jeanne GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN was the child of Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Jeanne TOUZE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jeanne married Pierre DEXTERA dit LAVIGNE (DEXTRA) 18 December 1685 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France . Pierre DEXTERA dit LAVIGNE (DEXTRA) was born abt. 1660 in Sarrazac, France.

Jeanne married (2) René CHOLET dit ST-PAUL abt. 1704 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
René CHOLET dit ST-PAUL was born 22 February 1669 in Poitiers, France. René died 20 December 1708 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie).

Jeanne GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN died 16 April 1747 in Laval, 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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