Pierre
GAZAILLE dit BLETTE
(b.
2 June 1686
,
Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
d.
25 January 1728
,
Sorel, Canada, New France
)
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Pierre GAZAILLE dit BLETTE was born 2 June 1686 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Pierre GAZAILLE dit BLETTE was the child of Jean BELLET dit GAZAILLE (BLET) (BELET) and Jeanne BOUVEAU (BEAUVEAU)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre never married Thérèse BADAILLAC . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
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.
Pierre married (2) Angélique NIQUET 3 February 1726 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Angélique NIQUET was born 7 October 1702 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Angélique died 20 November 1771 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Angélique was the child of Jean NIQUET and Angélique PINARD.
Pierre GAZAILLE dit BLETTE died 25 January 1728 in Sorel, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Pierre 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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