Jeannette
BLET dite GAZAILLE
(b.
8 May 1725
,
Sorel, Canada, New France
d.
22 January 1799
,
Sorel, Lower Canada
)
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Jeannette BLET dite GAZAILLE was born 8 May 1725 in Sorel, Canada, New France
Jeannette BLET dite GAZAILLE was the child of Mathurin BLET dit GAZAILLE and Geneviève-Scholastique BEGNIER (BESNIER) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean BELLET dit GAZAILLE (BLET) (BELET) and Jeanne BOUVEAU (BEAUVEAU) (maternal) Louis BEGNIER (BESNIER) and Jacqueline CHARRONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jeannette married Antoine DELBEC dit JOLY 28 October 1744 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Antoine DELBEC dit JOLY was born 17 April 1718 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Antoine was the child of Pierre DELBEC dit JOLY and Mathurine AUBUCHON dite DESALLIERS.
Jeannette BLET dite GAZAILLE died 22 January 1799 in Sorel, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Jeannette 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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