Gervais
BISSON dit SAINT-COME
Born
abt. 1620
,
France
Died
31 July 1674
,
Québec, Canada, New France
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Born: abt. 1620 in France
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Gervais was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1654.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Gervais married Marie L'HERAULT (LEREAU) abt. 1640 in France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie L'HERAULT (LEREAU) was born abt. 1622 in France. Marie died 13 September 1687 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).
Gervais BISSON dit SAINT-COME died 31 July 1674 in Québec, Canada, New France .
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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)
Spouse & Children of Gervais BISSON dit SAINT-COME
Gervais BISSON dit SAINT-COME married 
Marie L'HERAULT (LEREAU)
Marriage date: abt. 1640
Marriage place: , France
Marie L'HERAULT (LEREAU)Marriage date: abt. 1640
Marriage place: , France
Marriage notes:
St-Come-de-Vair, Mamers, Le Mans
Children of Gervais BISSON dit SAINT-COME and Marie L'HERAULT (LEREAU)
Gervais BISSON (BUISSON)Married: Marie-Madeleine BOUTET 15 September 1664 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Antoine BUISSONBorn: 20 June 1645, Pouvrai, Orne, France
Died: 27 January 1705, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
Died: 27 January 1705, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
Married: Ursule TRUT 24 May 1671 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Simone BISSONMarried: Nicolas GAUVREAU 30 July 1668 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Marie BISSONBorn: 24 October 1657, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 3 June 1732, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 3 June 1732, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Married: Melaine BONNET 24 May 1671 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Jean-François BISSON
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Gervais BISSON — (ca 1620 - 1674)
Gervais Bisson (Buisson) passed away on July 31st, 1674, at Québec.
Gervais had arrived in New France in 1652 with an extended family: wife Marie L'Hérault (Lereau)and two children, brother Florent and his wife Jeanne Yvon with their two children. Marie's unmarried younger brother Simon L'Hérault may have accompanied them but in any case was in Québec by 1655.
The Bisson and L'Hérault pioneers are ancestors of millions: Céline Dion and Angelina Jolie are descended from both these families.
[Sources: PRDH; Fichier-Origine; 'Gervais and Florent Bisson', Our French-Canadian Ancestors (vol.8, pp.28-39), Jacques Saintonge (Thomas J. Laforest (tr.)), James Weathers illustrator, Palm Harbor, Florida, 1983.]
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Gervais BISSON — (ca 1620 - 1674)
Gervais Bisson (Buisson) passed away on July 31st, 1674, at Québec.
Gervais had arrived in New France in 1652 with an extended family: wife Marie L'Hérault (Lereau)and two children, brother Florent and his wife Jeanne Yvon with their two children. Marie's unmarried younger brother Simon L'Hérault may have accompanied them but in any case was in Québec by 1655.
The Bisson and L'Hérault pioneers are ancestors of millions: Céline Dion and Angelina Jolie are descended from both these families.
[Sources: PRDH; Fichier-Origine; 'Gervais and Florent Bisson', Our French-Canadian Ancestors (vol.8, pp.28-39), Jacques Saintonge (Thomas J. Laforest (tr.)), James Weathers illustrator, Palm Harbor, Florida, 1983.]
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1642 Birth of ChildGervais BISSON (BUISSON) was born 22 February 1642, , France
1645 Birth of ChildAntoine BUISSON was born 20 June 1645, Pouvrai, Orne, France
1654 Birth of ChildSimone BISSON was born 29 December 1654, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1657 Birth of ChildMarie BISSON was born 24 October 1657, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1660 Birth of ChildJean-François BISSON was born 24 November 1660, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1664 Marriage of ChildGervais BISSON (BUISSON) married 15 September 1664, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Marie-Madeleine BOUTET
1668 Marriage of ChildSimone BISSON married 30 July 1668, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Nicolas GAUVREAU
1671 Marriage of ChildAntoine BUISSON married 24 May 1671, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Ursule TRUT
1671 Marriage of ChildMarie BISSON married 24 May 1671, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Melaine BONNET
Death — 167431 July 1674
Québec, Canada, New France
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