François GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN

(b. 16 February 1733 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. , )

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François GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN was born 16 February 1733 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

François GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN was the child of Pierre GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN and Marie-Elisabeth PAILLARD (PAILLE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Germain GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN and Jeanne BEAUCHAMP (maternal) Leonard PAILLARD (PAILLE) and Marie-Louise VACHON

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François married Madeleine RIENDEAU (RÉGUINDEAU) 29 September 1755 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Madeleine RIENDEAU (RÉGUINDEAU) was born 13 April 1730 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie). Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste RÉGUINDEAU dit JOACHIM and Marie-Anne COURRIER.

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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François GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN married

Madeleine RIENDEAU (RÉGUINDEAU)-- Date: 29 September 1755 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Madeleine RIENDEAU (RÉGUINDEAU) was the child of Jean-Baptiste RÉGUINDEAU dit JOACHIM and Marie-Anne COURRIER

Children of François GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN and Madeleine RIENDEAU (RÉGUINDEAU):

Elisabeth GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN (b.25 November 1760, Boucherville, Canada d. 23 July 1833, Boucherville, Lower Canada )

François GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN (b.5 March 1762, Boucherville, Canada d. , )

Joseph GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN (b.1 February 1765, Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Madeleine GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN (b.7 December 1766, Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Noel GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN (b.19 June 1770, Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 January 1859, Napierville, Canada East )
m. Elisabeth FORGET dite DESPATITS 23 October 1797 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marguerite GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN (b.29 July 1772, Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 May 1840, Boucherville, Lower Canada )

Marie GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN (b.abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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1733 Birth
16 February 1733
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1755 Marriage / Partner
François GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN and Madeleine RIENDEAU (RÉGUINDEAU) 29 September 1755, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 22 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Elisabeth GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN was born 25 November 1760, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

François was 27 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
François GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN was born 5 March 1762, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

François was 29 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Joseph GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN was born 1 February 1765, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

François was 31 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Madeleine GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN was born 7 December 1766, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

François was 33 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Noel GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN was born 19 June 1770, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

François was 37 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Marguerite GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN was born 29 July 1772, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

François was 39 years old.

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