Catherine
BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS
Born
29 September 1828
,
Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada
Died
,
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Born: 29 September 1828 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada
Mother:
Josephte LAVOIE
Paternal grandparents:
Jean-François BRADETTE dit SINGELAIS
, Suzanne DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE
Maternal grandparents:
Michel-Frederic LAVOIE
, Josephte TREMBLAY
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married Louis DUCHESNE 20 February 1860 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis DUCHESNE was born 30 November 1837 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada. Louis died 5 May 1915 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada. Louis was the child of Etienne DUCHESNE and Euphrosine GAGNÉ.
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)
Spouse & Children of Catherine BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS
Catherine BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS married 
Louis DUCHESNE
Marriage date: 20 February 1860
Marriage place: Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East
See marriage record for Catherine BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS and Louis DUCHESNE
Louis DUCHESNE was the child of Etienne DUCHESNE and Euphrosine GAGNÉ
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Louis DUCHESNEMarriage date: 20 February 1860
Marriage place: Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East
See marriage record for Catherine BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS and Louis DUCHESNELouis DUCHESNE was the child of Etienne DUCHESNE and Euphrosine GAGNÉ
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Louis DUCHESNE and Catherine BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS
Arthemise DUCHESNEBorn: 26 December 1860, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Thomas TREMBLAY 25 February 1884 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
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Birth — 182829 September 1828
Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada
1860 Marriage / PartnerCatherine BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS and Louis DUCHESNE 20 February 1860, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada
She was 31 years old.
1860 Birth of ChildArthemise DUCHESNE was born 26 December 1860, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada
Catherine was 32 years old.
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