Louis
BRISARD dit ST GERMAIN
(b.
17 February 1799
,
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
d.
18 August 1868
,
L'Île-du-Grand-Calumet, Grand-Calumet, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada
)
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Louis BRISARD dit ST GERMAIN was born 17 February 1799 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Louis BRISARD dit ST GERMAIN was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Marie LAVIGNE 31 January 1836 in Ottawa, Upper Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie LAVIGNE was born abt. 1805 in Algonquin Nation, Kane, Illinois, USA. Marie died 15 December 1886 in L'Île-du-Grand-Calumet, Grand-Calumet, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada.
Louis BRISARD dit ST GERMAIN died 18 August 1868 in L'Île-du-Grand-Calumet, Grand-Calumet, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada.
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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)
Family and Children of Louis BRISARD dit ST GERMAIN
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Marie LAVIGNE-- Date: 31 January 1836 Place: Ottawa, Upper Canada
Children of Louis BRISARD dit ST GERMAIN and Marie LAVIGNE:
Alexis BRIZARD dit ST GERMAIN (b.8 November 1841, Aylmer, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada d. 23 March 1903, Calumet Island, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada)
m. Euphemie MOUSSEAU 27 September 1857
Marie LAVIGNE-- Date: 31 January 1836 Place: Ottawa, Upper CanadaChildren of Louis BRISARD dit ST GERMAIN and Marie LAVIGNE:
Alexis BRIZARD dit ST GERMAIN (b.8 November 1841, Aylmer, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada d. 23 March 1903, Calumet Island, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada)m. Euphemie MOUSSEAU 27 September 1857
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1799 Birth 17 February 1799
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1836 Marriage / PartnerLouis BRISARD dit ST GERMAIN and Marie LAVIGNE 31 January 1836, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
He was 36 years old.
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada1841 Birth of ChildAlexis BRIZARD dit ST GERMAIN was born 8 November 1841, Aylmer, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Louis was 42 years old.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1868 Death 18 August 1868
L'Île-du-Grand-Calumet, Grand-Calumet, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada
He died at the age of 69.
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