Gabriel TROTTET dit ST-JEAN

(b. abt. 1688 , Paris, France d. 16 July 1746 , Lanoraie, Canada, New France )

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Gabriel TROTTET dit ST-JEAN was born abt. 1688 in Paris, France

Gabriel TROTTET dit ST-JEAN was the child of ? and ?

Gabriel was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1713.

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

Gabriel married Thérèse BADAILLAC 8 January 1713 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Thérèse BADAILLAC was born 21 August 1685 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Thérèse died 30 November 1756 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Thérèse was the child of Louis BADAILLAC dit LAPLANTE (BADAYAC) and Catherine DE LALORE.

Gabriel TROTTET dit ST-JEAN died 16 July 1746 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France .

son of Louis Trottet and Marie Catherine Vinans

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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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