Francois-Xavier ST-GELAIS dit BRADETTE

(b. 10 February 1774 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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Francois-Xavier ST-GELAIS dit BRADETTE was born 10 February 1774 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Francois-Xavier ST-GELAIS dit BRADETTE was the child of Jean-Marie-Francois BRADETTE and Marie-Victoire POITEVIN dite POTVIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Simon BRADETTE dit LAFORGE and Marie-Genevieve CHARRON dite LAFERRIERE (maternal) Michel POITEVIN and Françoise TREMBLAY

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

Francois-Xavier married Therese BOUCHARD 14 February 1792 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Therese BOUCHARD was born 29 November 1773 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Therese was the child of Antoine BOUCHARD and Marie-Josephte GRENON.

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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Francois-Xavier ST-GELAIS dit BRADETTE married

Therese BOUCHARD-- Date: 14 February 1792 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

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Therese BOUCHARD was the child of Antoine BOUCHARD and Marie-Josephte GRENON

Children of Francois-Xavier ST-GELAIS dit BRADETTE and Therese BOUCHARD:

Marguerite BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS (b.27 May 1801, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 24 December 1881, Hébertville, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada )
m. Luc TREMBLAY 18 February 1828 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1774 Birth
10 February 1774
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

1792 Marriage / Partner
Francois-Xavier ST-GELAIS dit BRADETTE and Therese BOUCHARD 14 February 1792, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 18 years old.

1801 Birth of Child
Marguerite BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS was born 27 May 1801, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Francois-Xavier was 27 years old.

Added: 2/13/2024 6:48:29 PM - Updated: 2/13/2024 6:50:15 PM