Antoine
GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN
(b.
27 February 1789
,
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
31 July 1832
,
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
)
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Antoine GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN was born 27 February 1789 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Antoine GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN was the child of Antoine GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Elisabeth BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Marguerite JETTE (maternal) Ignace BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Reine MALARD dite LAVERDURESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Antoine married Angelique HODGINS 4 May 1812 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angelique HODGINS was born 18 December 1790 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Angelique was the child of William HODGINS and Marie-Madeleine LEBEQUE.
Antoine GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN died 31 July 1832 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.
Details of the family tree of Antoine 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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