Angele GAUCIN dite ST-GERMAIN

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2 August 1815 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Born: 2 August 1815 in Yamaska, Lower Canada

Father: Unknown

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Angele married Pierre BENOIT 22 August 1836 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre BENOIT was born 26 August 1810 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre).

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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Angele GAUCIN dite ST-GERMAIN married

Pierre BENOIT
Marriage date: 22 August 1836
Marriage place: Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Children of Pierre BENOIT and Angele GAUCIN dite ST-GERMAIN

Mathilde Elizabeth BENOIT

Born: 07 December 1844, , Canada
Died: 30 June 1908, Derry, New Hampshire, USA

Married: Nelson V (Narcisse) CHAPLAIN (CHAPDELAINE) 18 May 1859 Place: Saint-David, Québec, Canada (Saint-David-de-Yamaska)

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Birth — 1815
2 August 1815
Yamaska, Lower Canada

1836 Marriage / Partner
Angele GAUCIN dite ST-GERMAIN and Pierre BENOIT 22 August 1836, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

She was 21 years old.

1844 Birth of Child
Mathilde Elizabeth BENOIT was born 07 December 1844, , Canada

Angele was 29 years old.

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