Narcisse Edouard
GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN
(b.
21 January 1819
,
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
d.
3 July 1898
,
Grafton, Massachusetts, USA
)
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Narcisse Edouard GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN was born 21 January 1819 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Narcisse Edouard GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN was the child of Antoine GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Angelique HODGINS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Elisabeth BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE (maternal) William HODGINS and Marie-Madeleine LEBEQUESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Narcisse Edouard married Emilie CHAPUT 28 January 1840 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Emilie CHAPUT was born 17 August 1822 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Emilie died 25 August 1875 in Oxford, Massachusetts, USA. Emilie was the child of Louis CHAPUT and Marie-Therese BONNET.
Narcisse Edouard GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN died 3 July 1898 in Grafton, Massachusetts, USA .
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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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