Étienne
ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN
(b.
6 December 1725
,
Louiseville, Canada, New France
d.
23 May 1805
,
Yamaska, Lower Canada
)
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Étienne ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN was born 6 December 1725 in Louiseville, Canada, New France
Étienne ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN was the child of Jean ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN and Marie-Jeanne BANLIAC dite LAMONTAGNE and the grandchild of: (maternal) François BANLIAC dit LAMONTAGNE and Marie-Angélique PELLETIER dite ANTAYASpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Étienne married Rose THÉROUX dite LAFERTÉ 5 February 1753 in Yamaska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Rose THÉROUX dite LAFERTÉ was born 6 March 1735 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Rose died 13 March 1810 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Rose was the child of Pierre THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ and Marie-Rose COITOU.
Étienne ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN died 23 May 1805 in Yamaska, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Étienne 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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