Marie-Marthe GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN

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28 December 1675 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

Died

21 March 1734 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

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Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN Jeanne TOUZE

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Born: 28 December 1675 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Father: Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN

Mother: Jeanne TOUZE

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Marie-Marthe married Gilles BOURGAULT dit LACROIX 5 September 1694 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Gilles BOURGAULT dit LACROIX was born 4 July 1666 in Bretagne, France (Brittany). Gilles died 25 October 1737 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur).

Marie-Marthe GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN died 21 March 1734 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France .
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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.

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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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Spouse & Children of Marie-Marthe GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN

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Marie-Marthe GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN married

Gilles BOURGAULT dit LACROIX
Marriage date: 5 September 1694
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France

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Children of Gilles BOURGAULT dit LACROIX and Marie-Marthe GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN

Louis BOURGAULT dit LACROIX

Born: abt. 1695, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 29 September 1772, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE 13 August 1725 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Seraphin BOURGAULT dit LACROIX

Born: abt. 1699, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 17 July 1783, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Angélique BRUNET 27 November 1724 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Catherine BOURGAULT

Born: 21 August 1701, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 3 April 1755, Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Married: Jacques BRUNET dit LASABLONNIÈRE 20 April 1722 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Francois BOURGAULT dit LACROIX

Born: 30 August 1703, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 12 July 1768, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marguerite TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT) 7 October 1727 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Married: Elisabeth JETTE 3 May 1734 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Married: Marguerite BRUNET dite LASABLONNIÈRE 23 April 1742 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Anne BOURGAULT dite LACROIX

Born: 29 January 1706, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 1 April 1749, Saint-Charles, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Married: Pierre CHICOINE 9 July 1727 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Married: Louis BEGNIER (BESNIER) 9 January 1737 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Madeleine BOURGAULT LACROIX

Born: abt. 1708, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 25 March 1781, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph LARUE dit DESPLAINES 30 April 1731 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Pierre BOURGAULT dit LACROIX

Born: 21 September 1710, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 11 September 1787, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Jeanne DEGUIRE 20 February 1735 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Josephe BOURGAULT dite LACROIX

Born: abt. 1712, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 26 February 1759, Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Married: François ETHIER QUAY (GUAY) dit DARAGON 5 May 1732 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Therese BOURGAULT dite LACROIX

Born: abt. 1714, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 10 April 1732, Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Marie-Elisabeth BOURGAULT dite LACROIX

Born: abt. 1716, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 27 December 1795, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Adrien MENARD 7 January 1736 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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Birth — 1675
28 December 1675
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1676 Baptism
Baptism found at Saint-Famille-de-Boucherville, Boucherville, QC, Canada in 1676.
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1694 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Marthe GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN and Gilles BOURGAULT dit LACROIX 5 September 1694, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

She was 18 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1701 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine BOURGAULT was born 21 August 1701, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Marthe was 25 years old.

1703 Birth of Child
Francois BOURGAULT dit LACROIX was born 30 August 1703, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Marthe was 27 years old.

1706 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BOURGAULT dite LACROIX was born 29 January 1706, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Marthe was 30 years old.

1710 Birth of Child
Pierre BOURGAULT dit LACROIX was born 21 September 1710, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Marthe was 34 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1722 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine BOURGAULT married 20 April 1722 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Jacques BRUNET dit LASABLONNIÈRE

1724 Marriage of Child
Seraphin BOURGAULT dit LACROIX married 27 November 1724, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Angélique BRUNET

1725 Marriage of Child
Louis BOURGAULT dit LACROIX married 13 August 1725, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

1727 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne BOURGAULT dite LACROIX married 9 July 1727, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Pierre CHICOINE

1727 Marriage of Child
Francois BOURGAULT dit LACROIX married 7 October 1727, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marguerite TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT)

1731 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine BOURGAULT LACROIX married 30 April 1731, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Joseph LARUE dit DESPLAINES

1732 Death of Child
Therese BOURGAULT dite LACROIX died 10 April 1732, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Marthe was 56 years old.

1732 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe BOURGAULT dite LACROIX married 5 May 1732, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to François ETHIER QUAY (GUAY) dit DARAGON

Death — 1734
21 March 1734
Contrecœur, Canada, New France
She died at the age of 58.

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