Louis
GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN
(b.
24 July 1714
,
Contrecœur, Canada, New France
d.
21 April 1781
,
Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Louis GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN was born 24 July 1714 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Louis GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN was the child of Jean-François GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Catherine BRUNET dite LASABLONNIÈRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Jeanne TOUZE (maternal) Jean BRUNET dit LASABLONNIÈRE and Marie-Madeleine RICHAUMESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Marie-Françoise BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE 3 February 1739 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Françoise BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE was born 24 July 1716 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Marie-Françoise died 23 February 1792 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Françoise was the child of Jean-Baptiste BAUDREAU dit GRAVELINE and Françoise BAZINET.
Louis GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN died 21 April 1781 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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)
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