Louis GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN

(b. 24 July 1714 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 21 April 1781 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN was born 24 July 1714 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Louis GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN was the child of Jean-François GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Catherine BRUNET dite LASABLONNIÈRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Jeanne TOUZE (maternal) Jean BRUNET dit LASABLONNIÈRE and Marie-Madeleine RICHAUME

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Louis married Marie-Françoise BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE 3 February 1739 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Françoise BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE was born 24 July 1716 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Marie-Françoise died 23 February 1792 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Françoise was the child of Jean-Baptiste BAUDREAU dit GRAVELINE and Françoise BAZINET.

Louis GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN died 21 April 1781 in Verchères, Province of Québec, 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 Louis GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN

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Louis GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN married

Marie-Françoise BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE-- Date: 3 February 1739 Place: Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
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Marie-Françoise BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE was the child of Jean-Baptiste BAUDREAU dit GRAVELINE and Françoise BAZINET

Children of Louis GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Marie-Françoise BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE:

Marie GAZAILLE (b.abt. 1740, , Québec Province, Canada d. 27 October 1809, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Amable MAGUET (MAILLET) 12 January 1761 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Angélique GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN (b.8 January 1747, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Louis MONTIGNY dit MINET 23 January 1764 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte GAZAILLE (b.1 September 1751, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. , )

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1714 Birth
24 July 1714
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1739 Marriage / Partner
Louis GAZAILLE dit ST-GERMAIN and Marie-Françoise BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE 3 February 1739, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 24 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Angélique GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN was born 8 January 1747, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Louis was 32 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte GAZAILLE was born 1 September 1751, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Louis was 37 years old.

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

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie GAZAILLE married 12 January 1761, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Amable MAGUET (MAILLET)

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Angélique GAZAILLE dite ST-GERMAIN married 23 January 1764, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Louis MONTIGNY dit MINET

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.