François GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN

(b. abt. 1716 , Québec Province, Canada d. 17 July 1792 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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François GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN was born abt. 1716 in Québec Province, Canada

François GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN was the child of Jean-François GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Catherine BRUNET dite LASABLONNIÈRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Jeanne TOUZE (maternal) Jean BRUNET dit LASABLONNIÈRE and Marie-Madeleine RICHAUME

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François married Marguerite JETTE 21 November 1746 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marguerite JETTE was born 27 June 1725 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marguerite died 6 May 1808 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Paul-Amable JETTE and Marguerite CHAMPAGNE dite ST-MARTIN.

François GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN died 17 July 1792 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower 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 François GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN

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François GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN married

Marguerite JETTE-- Date: 21 November 1746 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Marguerite JETTE was the child of Paul-Amable JETTE and Marguerite CHAMPAGNE dite ST-MARTIN

Children of François GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Marguerite JETTE:

Francois-Ambroise GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN (b.9 December 1752, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Ursule MARTIN 24 July 1775 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marguerite GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN (b.12 April 1754, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 10 August 1806, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. François GERBERT dit JALBERT 21 November 1774 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Antoine GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN (b.11 June 1755, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 14 July 1831, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Elisabeth BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE 16 June 1777 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN (b.22 January 1759, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 18 April 1804, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Florentin VIGEANT dit TAUPIER 5 August 1776 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Louis GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN (b.28 June 1764, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Emery COURTEMANCHE 28 August 1785 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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

1746 Marriage / Partner
François GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Marguerite JETTE 21 November 1746, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1752 Birth of Child
Francois-Ambroise GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN was born 9 December 1752, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marguerite GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN was born 12 April 1754, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1755 Birth of Child
Antoine GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN was born 11 June 1755, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN was born 22 January 1759, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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 Birth of Child
Louis GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN was born 28 June 1764, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1774 Marriage of Child
Marguerite GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN married 21 November 1774, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to François GERBERT dit JALBERT

1775 Marriage of Child
Francois-Ambroise GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN married 24 July 1775, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Ursule MARTIN

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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN married 5 August 1776, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Florentin VIGEANT dit TAUPIER

1777 Marriage of Child
Antoine GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN married 16 June 1777, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Elisabeth BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Louis GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN married 28 August 1785, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Emery COURTEMANCHE

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada