Jean-Baptiste BRADETTE dit ST-GELAIS

(b. 20 December 1787 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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Jean-Baptiste BRADETTE dit ST-GELAIS was born 20 December 1787 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste BRADETTE dit ST-GELAIS was the child of Jean-François BRADETTE dit SINGELAIS and Suzanne DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Simon BRADETTE dit LAFORGE and Marie-Genevieve CHARRON dite LAFERRIERE (maternal) Pierre DUCHESNE and Angélique LAVOIE

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

Jean-Baptiste married Josephte LAVOIE 10 September 1816 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte LAVOIE was born 2 July 1796 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Josephte was the child of Michel-Frederic LAVOIE and Josephte TREMBLAY.

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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Jean-Baptiste BRADETTE dit ST-GELAIS married

Josephte LAVOIE-- Date: 10 September 1816 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Josephte LAVOIE was the child of Michel-Frederic LAVOIE and Josephte TREMBLAY

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Children of Jean-Baptiste BRADETTE dit ST-GELAIS and Josephte LAVOIE:

Catherine BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS (b.29 September 1828, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Louis DUCHESNE 20 February 1860 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada

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1787 Birth
20 December 1787
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

1816 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BRADETTE dit ST-GELAIS and Josephte LAVOIE 10 September 1816, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 28 years old.

1828 Birth of Child
Catherine BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS was born 29 September 1828, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 40 years old.

Added: 1/24/2025 4:36:32 PM - Updated: 1/24/2025 4:38:12 PM