Alexandre
BELISLE dit GERMAIN
(b.
6 December 1807
,
Deschambault, Lower Canada
d.
2 December 1886
,
Somerset, St Croix, Wisconsin, USA
)
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Alexandre BELISLE dit GERMAIN was born 6 December 1807 in Deschambault, Lower Canada
Alexandre BELISLE dit GERMAIN was the child of Augustin BELISLE dit GERMAIN and Marguerite NAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph BELISLE and Marie-Louise ARCAND (maternal) Bonaventure NAULT and Marie-Anne TROTTIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Alexandre married Elisabeth GOSSELIN 14 June 1831 in Deschambault, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Elisabeth GOSSELIN was born 29 June 1812 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Elisabeth died 2 November 1880 in Somerset, St Croix, Wisconsin, USA. Elisabeth was the child of Michel GOSSELIN and Francoise TOUSSAINT (TOUZIN).
Alexandre BELISLE dit GERMAIN died 2 December 1886 in Somerset, St Croix, Wisconsin, USA.
Details of the family tree of Alexandre 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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