Michel ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN

Born

15 April 1748 , Yamaska, Canada, New France

Died

17 October 1825 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Joseph-Michel ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN Marie-Madeleine FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE

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Born: 15 April 1748 in Yamaska, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph-Michel ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN

Mother: Marie-Madeleine FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE

Paternal grandparents: Jean ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN , Marie-Jeanne BANLIAC dite LAMONTAGNE

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste-François FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE , Marie-Marguerite BERGERON

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Michel married Marie-Catherine HAZEUR 8 February 1773 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Catherine HAZEUR was born 28 May 1752 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Catherine died 24 March 1826 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marie-Catherine was the child of Michel DEMURIES dit HAZEUR GAMELIN and Marie-Madeleine BIBEAU.

Michel ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN died 17 October 1825 in Yamaska, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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Spouse & Children of Michel ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN

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Michel ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN married

Marie-Catherine HAZEUR
Marriage date: 8 February 1773
Marriage place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Catherine HAZEUR was the child of Michel DEMURIES dit HAZEUR GAMELIN and Marie-Madeleine BIBEAU

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Children of Michel ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN and Marie-Catherine HAZEUR

Michel GAUCIN dit ST GERMAIN

Born: 18 December 1773, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 August 1774, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine GAUCIN dite ST GERMAIN

Born: 20 February 1775, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 September 1794, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Etienne-Louis PEPIN 22 October 1792 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Michel ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN

Born: 11 June 1777, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 December 1862, Saint-Aimé, Canada East

Married: Jeanne-Anne PÉTRIN 17 February 1800 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Josette ST-GERMAIN

Born: 28 May 1779, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 February 1856, Saint-Aimé, Canada East

Married: Antoine PETRIN 12 November 1798 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN

Born: 22 March 1781, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 March 1860, Saint-Aimé, Canada East

Married: Marie-Jeanne GIGUERE 28 October 1805 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Married: Josephte BENOIT 28 October 1833 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Married: Genevieve BADAYAC dite LAPLANTE 15 April 1839 Place: Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada (Massueville) (St-Aime)

Marguerite ST-GERMAIN

Born: 19 November 1783, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 April 1831, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Charles GIGUERE 18 January 1801 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Anne ST-GERMAIN

Born: 20 February 1786, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: May 1843, Yamaska, Canada East

Married: François PÉTRIN 14 February 1803 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Angélique ST-GERMAIN

Born: 22 December 1788, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 April 1865, Yamaska, Canada East

Married: Jean-Baptiste CARDIN 3 November 1807 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Louis ST-GERMAIN

Born: 17 April 1791, Yamaska, Lower Canada
Died: 25 January 1867, Yamaska, Canada East

Married: Josephte PARENTEAU 23 November 1812 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Married: Marie VERRIER 25 January 1825 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Louise-Monique GAUCIN dite ST GERMAIN

Born: 4 May 1794, Yamaska, Lower Canada
Died: 25 September 1873, Saint-David, Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre-Jean-Baptiste LAUZON 30 September 1811 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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Birth — 1748
15 April 1748
Yamaska, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Michel ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN and Marie-Catherine HAZEUR 8 February 1773, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 24 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Michel GAUCIN dit ST GERMAIN was born 18 December 1773, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Michel was 25 years old.

1774 Death of Child
Michel GAUCIN dit ST GERMAIN died 30 August 1774, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Michel was 26 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine GAUCIN dite ST GERMAIN was born 20 February 1775, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Michel was 26 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1777 Birth of Child
Michel ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN was born 11 June 1777, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Michel was 29 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Josette ST-GERMAIN was born 28 May 1779, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Michel was 31 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Joseph ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN was born 22 March 1781, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Michel was 32 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Marguerite ST-GERMAIN was born 19 November 1783, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Michel was 35 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne ST-GERMAIN was born 20 February 1786, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Michel was 37 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Angélique ST-GERMAIN was born 22 December 1788, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Michel was 40 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Birth of Child
Louis ST-GERMAIN was born 17 April 1791, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Michel was 43 years old.

1792 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine GAUCIN dite ST GERMAIN married 22 October 1792, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Etienne-Louis PEPIN

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Birth of Child
Louise-Monique GAUCIN dite ST GERMAIN was born 4 May 1794, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Michel was 46 years old.

1794 Death of Child
Marie-Catherine GAUCIN dite ST GERMAIN died 1 September 1794, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Michel was 46 years old.

1798 Marriage of Child
Josette ST-GERMAIN married 12 November 1798, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Antoine PETRIN

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Marriage of Child
Michel ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN married 17 February 1800, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Jeanne-Anne PÉTRIN

1801 Marriage of Child
Marguerite ST-GERMAIN married 18 January 1801, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Charles GIGUERE

1803 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne ST-GERMAIN married 14 February 1803, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to François PÉTRIN

1805 Marriage of Child
Joseph ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN married 28 October 1805, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Marie-Jeanne GIGUERE

1807 Marriage of Child
Angélique ST-GERMAIN married 3 November 1807, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Jean-Baptiste CARDIN

1811 Marriage of Child
Louise-Monique GAUCIN dite ST GERMAIN married 30 September 1811, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Pierre-Jean-Baptiste LAUZON

1812 Marriage of Child
Louis ST-GERMAIN married 23 November 1812, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Josephte PARENTEAU

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

Death — 1825
17 October 1825
Yamaska, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 77.

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