Jacques-Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN

(b. abt. 1717 , Québec Province, Canada d. 22 April 1785 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jacques-Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN was born abt. 1717 in Québec Province, Canada

Jacques-Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN was the child of Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Marie-Anne FAVREAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Jeanne TOUZE (maternal) Antoine FAVREAU and Anne MEUNIER

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Jacques-Jean married Marie-Antoine MENARD dite ST-ONGE 29 January 1742 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Antoine MENARD dite ST-ONGE was born 20 April 1718 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Antoine died 6 February 1749 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Antoine was the child of François-Marie MENARD and Marie-Jeanne CHARPENTIER.

Jacques-Jean married (2) Madeleine LEBEAU 24 November 1749 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine LEBEAU was born 13 August 1734 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Madeleine died 17 February 1796 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Madeleine was the child of René LEBEAU dit LALOUETTE and Barbe LOUVOIS dite ST-AMOUR.

Jacques-Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN died 22 April 1785 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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.

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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Family and Children of Jacques-Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN

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Jacques-Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN married

Marie-Antoine MENARD dite ST-ONGE-- Date: 29 January 1742 Place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Marie-Antoine MENARD dite ST-ONGE was the child of François-Marie MENARD and Marie-Jeanne CHARPENTIER

Children of Jacques-Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Marie-Antoine MENARD dite ST-ONGE:

Marie-Madeleine GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN (b.abt. 1742, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Antoine BONIN 23 January 1764 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jacques GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN (b.10 September 1745, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 26 May 1778, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Madeleine PAPILLON 31 January 1771 in Saint-Louis de Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Bonsecours)

Jacques-Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN married

Madeleine LEBEAU-- Date: 24 November 1749 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Madeleine LEBEAU was the child of René LEBEAU dit LALOUETTE and Barbe LOUVOIS dite ST-AMOUR

Children of Jacques-Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Madeleine LEBEAU:

Joseph GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN (b.20 July 1773, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 November 1827, Saint-Jude, Lower Canada)
m. Elisabeth DELMAS 15 April 1793 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1742 Marriage / Partner
Jacques-Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Marie-Antoine MENARD dite ST-ONGE 29 January 1742, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

1745 Birth of Child
Jacques GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN was born 10 September 1745, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1749 Marriage / Partner
Jacques-Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Madeleine LEBEAU 24 November 1749, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1749 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Antoine MENARD dite ST-ONGE died 6 February 1749, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1764 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN married 23 January 1764, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Antoine BONIN

1771 Marriage of Child
Jacques GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN married 31 January 1771, Saint-Louis de Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Bonsecours) to Madeleine PAPILLON

1773 Birth of Child
Joseph GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN was born 20 July 1773, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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.