Antoine GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN

Born

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

Died

28 March 1807 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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, Canada, New France . Veronique died 11 March 1768 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . Veronique was the child of Étienne BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Marie-Charlotte CHARLES dite LAJEUNESSE .

Parents & Family of Antoine GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN

Parents of Antoine GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN

Father

Jacques GAUTHIER

Mother

Marie-Louise TESSIER

Grandparents of Antoine GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN

Paternal grandparents

Germain GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN Jeanne BEAUCHAMP

Maternal grandparents

Paul TESSIER Marie-Madeleine CLOUTIER

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Antoine GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN

Antoine GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN married

Veronique BENOIT
Marriage date: 6 November 1752
Marriage 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

Born: 28 August 1753, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Joseph BENOIT 24 May 1773 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Amable GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN

Born: 10 April 1759, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: 31 May 1832, Napierville, Lower Canada

Married: Antoine POUTRE dit LAVIGNE 15 November 1773 Place: Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1726
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, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph BENOIT

1773 Marriage of Child
Amable GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN married 15 November 1773, Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada 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.