Antoine
GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN
(b.
11 July 1736
,
Boucherville, Canada, New France
d.
13 July 1789
,
Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Antoine GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN was born 11 July 1736 in Boucherville, Canada, New France
Antoine 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):
Antoine married Françoise LEVASSEUR 20 October 1760 in Boucherville, Canada . Françoise LEVASSEUR was born abt. 1736 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Françoise was the child of Barthelemy LEVASSEUR and Marie-Louise FAVREAU.
Antoine married (2) Marguerite CHARRON 15 February 1768 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite CHARRON was born 22 March 1746 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marguerite died 29 December 1791 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marguerite was the child of Joseph CHARRON and Marie-Anne RÉGUINDEAU.
Antoine GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN died 13 July 1789 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, 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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