Michel
ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN
(b.
11 June 1777
,
Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
16 December 1862
,
Saint-Aimé, Canada East
)
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Michel ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN was born 11 June 1777 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Michel ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN was the child of Michel ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN and Marie-Catherine HAZEUR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Michel ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN and Marie-Madeleine FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE (maternal) Michel DEMURIES dit HAZEUR GAMELIN and Marie-Madeleine BIBEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Michel married Jeanne-Anne PÉTRIN 17 February 1800 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jeanne-Anne PÉTRIN was born 14 November 1777 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Jeanne-Anne died 19 April 1860 in Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada (Massueville) (St-Aime). Jeanne-Anne was the child of Antoine PÉTRIN and Marie-Thérèse FORCIER.
Michel ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN died 16 December 1862 in Saint-Aimé, Canada East .
married Jeanne Anne Petrin, 17 February 1800, Yamaska, Quebec
Details of the family tree of Michel appear below.
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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