Pierre GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN

Born

16 July 1739 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

Died

14 November 1813 , Boucherville, Lower Canada

Pierre married Louise SICOTTE 24 October 1763 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Louise SICOTTE was born 9 May 1737 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . Louise died 12 August 1817 in Boucherville, Lower Canada . Louise was the child of Joseph SICOTTE (SICOT) and Angélique ROBERT .

Parents & Family of Pierre GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN

Parents of Pierre GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN

Father

Pierre GAUTHIER

Mother

Marie-Veronique LAPORTE

Grandparents of Pierre GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN

Paternal grandparents

Pierre GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN Marie-Anne TESSIER

Maternal grandparents

Pierre LAPORTE Madeleine VIGER

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

Pierre GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN married

Louise SICOTTE
Marriage date: 24 October 1763
Marriage place: Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
Louise SICOTTE was the child of Joseph SICOTTE (SICOT) and Angélique ROBERT

Children of Pierre GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN and Louise SICOTTE

Françoise GAUTHIER

Born: 1 December 1765, Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François AUDET dit LAPOINTE 20 September 1784 Place: Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER

Born: 7 May 1767, Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 November 1849, Boucherville, Canada East

Married: Desanges BABEAU FLEURY 5 September 1796 Place: Boucherville, Lower Canada

Louise GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN

Born: 8 October 1770, Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 May 1853, Boucherville, Canada East

Married: Joseph RIENDEAU (RÉGUINDEAU) 4 February 1788 Place: Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Pierre's Québec records.

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 — 1739
16 July 1739
Boucherville, Canada, New France

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

1763 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN and Louise SICOTTE 24 October 1763, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 24 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Françoise GAUTHIER was born 1 December 1765, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Pierre was 26 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER was born 7 May 1767, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Pierre was 27 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Louise GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN was born 8 October 1770, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Pierre was 31 years old.

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage of Child
Françoise GAUTHIER married 20 September 1784, Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada to François AUDET dit LAPOINTE

1788 Marriage of Child
Louise GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN married 4 February 1788, Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph RIENDEAU (RÉGUINDEAU)

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

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

1796 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER married 5 September 1796, Boucherville, Lower Canada to Desanges BABEAU FLEURY

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