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Jean-Louis GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN was born 3 March 1735 in Boucherville, Canada, New France
Jean-Louis 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 VACHONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Louis married Françoise PERRAULT 31 January 1757 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Françoise PERRAULT was born 20 August 1737 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Françoise died 18 September 1775 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Françoise was the child of Pierre PERRAULT dit ST-PIERRE and Louise-Francoise ETHIER.
Jean-Louis married (2) Marie-Louise ROY 24 November 1777 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Louise ROY was born 10 August 1745 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Louise was the child of François ROY dit TINTAMARRE and Angélique FORIN dite LAVIOLETTE.
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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