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 CLOUTIERSpouse(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 .
Details of the family tree of Antoine 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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