Modeste-Joseph
ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN
(b.
13 May 1772
,
Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
31 August 1834
,
Yamaska, Lower Canada
)
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Modeste-Joseph ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN was born 13 May 1772 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Modeste-Joseph ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN was the child of Étienne ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN and Rose THÉROUX dite LAFERTÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN and Marie-Jeanne BANLIAC dite LAMONTAGNE (maternal) Pierre THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ and Marie-Rose COITOUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Modeste-Joseph married Marie-Madeleine CARTIER 7 November 1796 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . Marie-Madeleine CARTIER was born abt. 1774 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Madeleine died 18 February 1862 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marie-Madeleine was the child of François-De-Sales CARTIER and Louise-Marie PETIT dite BRUNEAU.
Modeste-Joseph ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN died 31 August 1834 in Yamaska, Lower Canada .
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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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