Agathe ST-GERMAIN dite GAUSSIN

Born

25 April 1762 , Yamaska, Canada

Died

30 April 1832 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

View Family Tree

Pedigree Chart

Life & Records

Parents & Family of Agathe ST-GERMAIN dite GAUSSIN

Explore parents, grandparents, spouses, children, and the family connections surrounding Agathe ST-GERMAIN dite GAUSSIN.

Parents

Étienne ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN Rose THÉROUX dite LAFERTÉ

Grandparents

Explore grandparents

Spouse & Children

No spouse or child records yet

Family Tree

Open family tree View pedigree chart

Born: 25 April 1762 in Yamaska, Canada

Father: Étienne ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN

Mother: Rose THÉROUX dite LAFERTÉ

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

Maternal grandparents: Pierre THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ , Marie-Rose COITOU

Agathe ST-GERMAIN dite GAUSSIN died 30 April 1832 in Yamaska, Lower Canada .

married (1) Michel Petrin
(2) Jean Baptiste Lesperance, 09 January 1826
St-Michel d'Yamaska, Quebec

Details of the family tree of Agathe appear below.

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)

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Add Life Event

Have another record or photo?
Add a life event, census record, military record, obituary, achievement, or photograph for Agathe ST-GERMAIN dite GAUSSIN.

Life & Records

Photos, life events, and historical records for Agathe ST-GERMAIN dite GAUSSIN.

Hide Life & Records

How to read this timeline
Records about Agathe ST-GERMAIN dite GAUSSIN and family appear alongside historical events from the same years. Each item is labeled so you can quickly tell family records from historical context.

Birth — 1762
25 April 1762
Yamaska, Canada

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.

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.