Marguerite GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN

(b. 2 February 1758 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 31 August 1841 , Yamaska, Canada East )

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Marguerite GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN was born 2 February 1758 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Marguerite GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN was the child of Joseph GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Agathe BRUNET dite LASABLONNIÈRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Madeleine DUPUIS (maternal) Francois BRUNET dit LASABLONNIÈRE and Agathe QUINTAL

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Marguerite married Charles ST-ROMAIN dit CHOREL 15 February 1779 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles ST-ROMAIN dit CHOREL was born 20 March 1750 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Charles died 23 January 1825 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Charles was the child of Antoine ST-ROMAIN dit CHOREL and Marguerite DULIGNON dite LAMIRANDE.

Marguerite GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN died 31 August 1841 in Yamaska, Canada East .
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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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Marguerite GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN married

Charles ST-ROMAIN dit CHOREL-- Date: 15 February 1779 Place: Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

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Charles ST-ROMAIN dit CHOREL was the child of Antoine ST-ROMAIN dit CHOREL and Marguerite DULIGNON dite LAMIRANDE

Children of Charles ST-ROMAIN dit CHOREL and Marguerite GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN:

Charlotte ST-ROMAIN (b.abt. 1790, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Francois DUHAMEL 5 May 1817 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1758 Birth
2 February 1758
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

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 / Partner
Marguerite GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN and Charles ST-ROMAIN dit CHOREL 15 February 1779, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

She was 21 years old.