Antoine GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN

(b. 10 May 1726 , Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 28 March 1807 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Antoine GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN was born 10 May 1726 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France

Antoine GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN was the child of Jacques GAUTHIER and Marie-Louise TESSIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Germain GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN and Jeanne BEAUCHAMP (maternal) Paul TESSIER and Marie-Madeleine CLOUTIER

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

Antoine married Veronique BENOIT 6 November 1752 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Veronique BENOIT was born 6 August 1730 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Veronique died 11 March 1768 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Veronique was the child of Étienne BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Marie-Charlotte CHARLES dite LAJEUNESSE.

Antoine GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN died 28 March 1807 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower 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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Antoine GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN married

Veronique BENOIT-- Date: 6 November 1752 Place: Chambly, Canada, New France
Veronique BENOIT was the child of Étienne BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Marie-Charlotte CHARLES dite LAJEUNESSE

Children of Antoine GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN and Veronique BENOIT:

Josephte GAUTHIER (b.28 August 1753, Chambly, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Joseph BENOIT 24 May 1773 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Amable GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN (b.10 April 1759, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 31 May 1832, Napierville, Lower Canada )
m. Antoine POUTRE dit LAVIGNE 15 November 1773 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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1726 Birth
10 May 1726
Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Antoine GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN and Veronique BENOIT 6 November 1752, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 26 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Birth of Child
Josephte GAUTHIER was born 28 August 1753, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Antoine was 27 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Amable GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN was born 10 April 1759, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Antoine was 32 years old.

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.

1768 Death of Spouse/Partner
Veronique BENOIT died 11 March 1768, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

1773 Marriage of Child
Josephte GAUTHIER married 24 May 1773, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Joseph BENOIT

1773 Marriage of Child
Amable GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN married 15 November 1773, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Antoine POUTRE dit LAVIGNE

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.