Paul-Joseph
GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN
(b.
13 April 1714
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
31 March 1764
,
Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Paul-Joseph GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN was born 13 April 1714 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Paul-Joseph GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN was the child of Pierre GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN and Marie-Anne TESSIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Germain GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN and Jeanne BEAUCHAMP (maternal) Laurent TESSIER dit DUCHATEAU and Anne LEMIRESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Paul-Joseph married Marie-Josephte PEPIN dite DESCARDONNETS 3 November 1744 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephte PEPIN dite DESCARDONNETS was born 17 January 1723 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Josephte died 1 November 1756 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Josephte was the child of Joseph PEPIN dit DESCARDONNETS and Angélique ROBERT.
Paul-Joseph GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN died 31 March 1764 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Paul-Joseph appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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