Amable
GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN
(b.
10 April 1759
,
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
d.
31 May 1832
,
Napierville, Lower Canada
)
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Amable GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN was born 10 April 1759 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Amable GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN was the child of Antoine GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN and Veronique BENOIT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques GAUTHIER and Marie-Louise TESSIER (maternal) Étienne BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Marie-Charlotte CHARLES dite LAJEUNESSESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Amable married Antoine POUTRE dit LAVIGNE 15 November 1773 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine POUTRE dit LAVIGNE was born 21 September 1734 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Antoine died 28 September 1802 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Antoine was the child of Pierre POUTRE dit LAVIGNE and Madeleine MASSON dite DUTREMBLAY.
Amable GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN died 31 May 1832 in Napierville, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Amable 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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