Noel
GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN
Born
19 June 1770
,
Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
1 January 1859
,
Napierville, Canada East
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Noel GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN married 
Elisabeth FORGET dite DESPATITS
Marriage date: 23 October 1797
Marriage place: Varennes, Lower Canada
Elisabeth FORGET dite DESPATITS was the child of Louis FORGET dit DESPATITS and Angélique CHAUVIN
Elisabeth FORGET dite DESPATITSMarriage date: 23 October 1797
Marriage place: Varennes, Lower Canada
Elisabeth FORGET dite DESPATITS was the child of Louis FORGET dit DESPATITS and Angélique CHAUVIN
Children of Noel GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN and Elisabeth FORGET dite DESPATITS
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Québec Genealogy Notes
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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 — 177019 June 1770
Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
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)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1797 Marriage / PartnerNoel GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN and Elisabeth FORGET dite DESPATITS 23 October 1797 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
He was 27 years old.
1802 Birth of ChildHubert-Noel GAUTHIER was born 28 November 1802, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Noel was 32 years old.
1804 Birth of ChildJoseph GAUTHIER was born 9 August 1804, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Noel was 34 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1824 Marriage of ChildJoseph GAUTHIER married 27 September 1824, La Prairie, Lower Canada to Marie-Louise BOULERICE
1825 Marriage of ChildHubert-Noel GAUTHIER married 15 February 1825, La Prairie, Lower Canada to Angelique DESNOYERS
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
1854 Death of Spouse/PartnerElisabeth FORGET dite DESPATITS died 25 March 1854, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)
1856 Death of ChildJoseph GAUTHIER died 22 October 1856, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)
Noel was 86 years old.
1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.Death — 18591 January 1859
Napierville, Canada East
He died at the age of 88.
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