Joseph GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN

(b. 28 April 1729 , Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 17 November 1790 , Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN was born 28 April 1729 in Berthierville, Canada, New France

Joseph GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN was the child of Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Madeleine DUPUIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Jeanne TOUZE

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Joseph married Agathe BRUNET dite LASABLONNIÈRE 11 November 1754 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Agathe BRUNET dite LASABLONNIÈRE was born 18 October 1737 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Agathe was the child of Francois BRUNET dit LASABLONNIÈRE and Agathe QUINTAL.

Joseph GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN died 17 November 1790 in Contrecœur, 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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Joseph GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN married

Agathe BRUNET dite LASABLONNIÈRE-- Date: 11 November 1754 Place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Agathe BRUNET dite LASABLONNIÈRE was the child of Francois BRUNET dit LASABLONNIÈRE and Agathe QUINTAL

Children of Joseph GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Agathe BRUNET dite LASABLONNIÈRE:

Marguerite GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN (b.2 February 1758, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 31 August 1841, Yamaska, Canada East )
m. Charles ST-ROMAIN dit CHOREL 15 February 1779 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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1729 Birth
28 April 1729
Berthierville, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Agathe BRUNET dite LASABLONNIÈRE 11 November 1754, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 25 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Marguerite GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN was born 2 February 1758, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Joseph was 28 years old.

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.

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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Marguerite GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN married 15 February 1779, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Charles ST-ROMAIN dit CHOREL

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)