François ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE

(b. 3 June 1788 , La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 April 1850 , Portneuf, Canada East )

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François ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE was born 3 June 1788 in La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada

François ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE was the child of Joseph ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE and Rose RICARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE and Josephte LAFOND (maternal) François RICARD and Marie-Josephe CHAREST

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

François married Marguerite GRANDBOIS 21 July 1812 in La-Pérade, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marguerite GRANDBOIS was born 30 August 1794 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Marguerite died 14 November 1872 in Saint-Casimir, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Alexandre GRANDBOIS dit GUILBAUT and Marie-Anne DEMERS.

François ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE died 7 April 1850 in Portneuf, Canada East .

died at St Casimir, Portneuf, Quebec, Canada

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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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Family and Children of François ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE

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François ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE married

Marguerite GRANDBOIS-- Date: 21 July 1812 Place: La-Pérade, Lower Canada
Marguerite GRANDBOIS was the child of Alexandre GRANDBOIS dit GUILBAUT and Marie-Anne DEMERS

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Children of François ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE and Marguerite GRANDBOIS:

Apolline ST-GERMAIN dite FÈCHE (b.23 July 1813, La-Pérade, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Germain LANDRY 3 September 1839 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Ephrem ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE (b.22 July 1815, La-Pérade, Lower Canada d. 19 July 1891, Saint-Casimir, Québec, Canada)
m. Felicite BOISVERT dite JOBIN 11 October 1842 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Rose-De-Lima ST-GERMAIN (b.26 March 1817, La-Pérade, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Augustin TROTTIER 18 February 1840 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)
m. Olivier BOISVERT 30 May 1843 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marguerite ST-GERMAIN dite FÈCHE (b.27 April 1819, La-Pérade, Lower Canada d. 26 January 1822, La-Pérade, Lower Canada )

Sophie ST-GERMAIN dite FÈCHE (b.15 January 1821, La-Pérade, Lower Canada d. 29 March 1827, La-Pérade, Lower Canada )

Anastasie ST-GERMAIN dite FÈCHE (b.26 May 1823, La-Pérade, Lower Canada d. 1 April 1830, La-Pérade, Lower Canada )

Joseph ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE (b.11 December 1824, La-Pérade, Lower Canada d. 21 March 1837, La-Pérade, Lower Canada )

Uldoric ST-GERMAIN (b.12 May 1827, La-Pérade, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Rose-De-Lima BOISVERT 21 July 1846 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Antoine ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE (b.29 May 1829, La-Pérade, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Dina RANCOURT 7 November 1848 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Hubert ST-GERMAIN dit FLICHE (b.4 August 1831, La-Pérade, Lower Canada d. 3 October 1898, Saint-Casimir, Québec, Canada)
m. Marie-Louise-Olive DEVILLERS 1 March 1859 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Pierre-Noe ST-GERMAIN dit FÈLCHE (b.9 October 1833, La-Pérade, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Zelia LAQUERRE 21 October 1862 in Saint-Casimir, Québec, Canada
m. Malvina DELISLE 22 January 1872 in Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

Joseph ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE (b.21 January 1842, La-Pérade, Canada East d. , )

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1788 Birth
3 June 1788
La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1812 Marriage / Partner
François ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE and Marguerite GRANDBOIS 21 July 1812 , La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

He was 24 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Apolline ST-GERMAIN dite FÈCHE was born 23 July 1813, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

François was 25 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Ephrem ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE was born 22 July 1815, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

François was 27 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Birth of Child
Rose-De-Lima ST-GERMAIN was born 26 March 1817, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

François was 28 years old.

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1819 Birth of Child
Marguerite ST-GERMAIN dite FÈCHE was born 27 April 1819, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

François was 30 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Birth of Child
Sophie ST-GERMAIN dite FÈCHE was born 15 January 1821, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

François was 32 years old.

1822 Death of Child
Marguerite ST-GERMAIN dite FÈCHE died 26 January 1822, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

François was 33 years old.

1823 Birth of Child
Anastasie ST-GERMAIN dite FÈCHE was born 26 May 1823, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

François was 34 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Birth of Child
Joseph ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE was born 11 December 1824, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

François was 36 years old.

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Death of Child
Sophie ST-GERMAIN dite FÈCHE died 29 March 1827, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

François was 38 years old.

1827 Birth of Child
Uldoric ST-GERMAIN was born 12 May 1827, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

François was 38 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Birth of Child
Antoine ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE was born 29 May 1829, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

François was 41 years old.

1830 Death of Child
Anastasie ST-GERMAIN dite FÈCHE died 1 April 1830, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

François was 41 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Birth of Child
Hubert ST-GERMAIN dit FLICHE was born 4 August 1831, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

François was 43 years old.

1833 Birth of Child
Pierre-Noe ST-GERMAIN dit FÈLCHE was born 9 October 1833, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

François was 45 years old.

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 Death of Child
Joseph ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE died 21 March 1837, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

François was 48 years old.

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1839 Marriage of Child
Apolline ST-GERMAIN dite FÈCHE married 3 September 1839, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Germain LANDRY

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1840 Marriage of Child
Rose-De-Lima ST-GERMAIN married 18 February 1840, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Augustin TROTTIER

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1842 Birth of Child
Joseph ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE was born 21 January 1842, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

François was 53 years old.

1842 Marriage of Child
Ephrem ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE married 11 October 1842, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Felicite BOISVERT dite JOBIN

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 Marriage of Child
Rose-De-Lima ST-GERMAIN married 30 May 1843, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Olivier BOISVERT

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1846 Marriage of Child
Uldoric ST-GERMAIN married 21 July 1846, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Rose-De-Lima BOISVERT

1848 Marriage of Child
Antoine ST-GERMAIN dit FÈCHE married 7 November 1848, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Dina RANCOURT

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1850 Death
7 April 1850
Portneuf, Canada East

He died at the age of 61.

Added: 2/19/2016 1:26:15 PM - Updated: 7/29/2024 5:21:31 PM