Étienne ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN

(b. 6 December 1725 , Louiseville, Canada, New France d. 23 May 1805 , Yamaska, Lower Canada )

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Étienne ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN was born 6 December 1725 in Louiseville, Canada, New France

Étienne ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN was the child of Jean ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN and Marie-Jeanne BANLIAC dite LAMONTAGNE and the grandchild of: (maternal) François BANLIAC dit LAMONTAGNE and Marie-Angélique PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

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

Étienne married Rose THÉROUX dite LAFERTÉ 5 February 1753 in Yamaska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Rose THÉROUX dite LAFERTÉ was born 6 March 1735 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Rose died 13 March 1810 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Rose was the child of Pierre THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ and Marie-Rose COITOU.

Étienne ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN died 23 May 1805 in Yamaska, Lower Canada .
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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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Family and Children of Étienne ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN

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Étienne ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN married

Rose THÉROUX dite LAFERTÉ-- Date: 5 February 1753 Place: Yamaska, Canada, New France
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Rose THÉROUX dite LAFERTÉ was the child of Pierre THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ and Marie-Rose COITOU

Children of Étienne ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN and Rose THÉROUX dite LAFERTÉ:

Marie-Antoinette ST-GERMAIN dite GAUSSIN (b.abt. 1753, , Québec Province, Canada d. 15 July 1838, Saint-David, Lower Canada )

Marguerite ST-GERMAIN dite GAUSSIN (b.28 December 1758, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 14 July 1823, Yamaska, Lower Canada )

Claire ST-GERMAIN dite GAUSSIN (b.23 August 1760, Yamaska, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste BIBEAU 7 February 1780 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Jeanne ST-GERMAIN (b.abt. 1761, , Québec Province, Canada d. 14 January 1833, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada)
m. Pierre FORCIER 17 October 1785 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Agathe ST-GERMAIN dite GAUSSIN (b.25 April 1762, Yamaska, Canada d. 30 April 1832, Yamaska, Lower Canada )

André ST-GERMAIN (b.28 November 1763, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 June 1836, Yamaska, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephte CARTIER 3 May 1791 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph-Etienne ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN (b.17 February 1770, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Anne LOISEAU dite CARDIN 24 January 1791 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Modeste-Joseph ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN (b.13 May 1772, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 31 August 1834, Yamaska, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Madeleine CARTIER 7 November 1796 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Pierre ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN (b.16 August 1774, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1725 Birth
6 December 1725
Louiseville, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Marriage / Partner
Étienne ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN and Rose THÉROUX dite LAFERTÉ 5 February 1753, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 27 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Marguerite ST-GERMAIN dite GAUSSIN was born 28 December 1758, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Étienne was 33 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Claire ST-GERMAIN dite GAUSSIN was born 23 August 1760, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Étienne was 34 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Agathe ST-GERMAIN dite GAUSSIN was born 25 April 1762, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Étienne was 36 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
André ST-GERMAIN was born 28 November 1763, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Étienne was 38 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Joseph-Etienne ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN was born 17 February 1770, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Étienne was 44 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Modeste-Joseph ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN was born 13 May 1772, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Étienne was 46 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Pierre ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN was born 16 August 1774, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Étienne was 48 years old.

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.

1780 Marriage of Child
Claire ST-GERMAIN dite GAUSSIN married 7 February 1780, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Jean-Baptiste BIBEAU

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Marie-Jeanne ST-GERMAIN married 17 October 1785, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Pierre FORCIER

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Etienne ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN married 24 January 1791, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marie-Anne LOISEAU dite CARDIN

1791 Marriage of Child
André ST-GERMAIN married 3 May 1791, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Marie-Josephte CARTIER

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1796 Marriage of Child
Modeste-Joseph ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN married 7 November 1796, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Marie-Madeleine CARTIER

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)