Louis GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN

(b. 28 June 1764 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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

Louis GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN was the child of François GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Marguerite JETTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-François GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Catherine BRUNET dite LASABLONNIÈRE (maternal) Paul-Amable JETTE and Marguerite CHAMPAGNE dite ST-MARTIN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Louis married Marie-Emery COURTEMANCHE 28 August 1785 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Emery COURTEMANCHE was born 21 September 1761 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Emery was the child of Louis COURTEMANCHE and Josephte ALLARD.

m. Courtemanche Marie-Emery

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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Louis GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN married

Marie-Emery COURTEMANCHE-- Date: 28 August 1785 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Emery COURTEMANCHE was the child of Louis COURTEMANCHE and Josephte ALLARD

Children of Louis GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Marie-Emery COURTEMANCHE:

Marie-Josephe GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN (b.21 March 1796, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Joseph-Edouard CHATEL 6 October 1817 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Marguerite GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN (b.18 October 1798, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Pierre CHATEL 12 April 1825 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1764 Birth
28 June 1764
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

1785 Marriage / Partner
Louis GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Marie-Emery COURTEMANCHE 28 August 1785, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 21 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN was born 21 March 1796, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Louis was 31 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN was born 18 October 1798, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Louis was 34 years old.

Added: 2/21/2019 11:29:43 AM - Updated: 4/9/2020 8:36:33 AM