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François (Germain) Germain dit St-Germain (1691 - 1782)

François Germain dit St-Germain formerly Germain aka Saint-Germain, St-Germain
Born in Sury-aux-Bois, Orléanais, Francemap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 14 Jun 1716 in Notre-Dame de Montréal, Canada, Nouvelle-Francemap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , and
Died at age 91 in Sainte-Geneviève, Province de Québecmap
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Biography

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François (Germain) Germain dit St-Germain migrated from France to New France.
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François GERMAIN dit Saint Germain[1]

François Germain est né et baptisé le 11 Mars 1691 à Sury-aux-Bois, (St-Georges) Orléanais (ar. et év. Orléans, Loiret), France, fils de Georges Germain et d'Angélique Nicolle.[2][3]

François était soldat des troupes de la Marine

Il arrive au pays comme soldat des troupes de la Marine, cie de St-Martin, la première mention de lui étant en 1719. [2]

Drapeau identifiant les profils du Canada, Nouvelle-France
François (Germain) Germain dit St-Germain a vécu
au Canada, Nouvelle-France.

Marriage

François Germain, son of Georges Germain and Angélique Nicolle, married Marie Anne Perrin, daughter of Mathieu Perrin and Jeanne Pilet, on 14 June 1716 in Notre-Dame de Montréal. Named as present were François Frapier, François Lepage, Jacques Marquis and Joseph Perrin brother of the bride, none of whom could sign. Priat was the priest celebrating this marriage.[4]

Known children (St-Laurent being the parish on Montréal island and not île d'Orléans); residence listed on some is côte Notre-Dame-des-Vertus (aka modern day Côte-Vertu sector of Montréal):

  1. Marie Anne Germain, born 26 Feb 1718 in Montréal, bapt 27th; marries Jacques Viau 1 Dec 1736 in St-Laurent (she is called St-Germain) Note that this marriage made legitimate a child of theirs, Marie Angélique Viau
  2. Marie Jeanne Germain, born 22 Feb 1720 in Montréal ; marries Alexis Blotte (Bleau) 1 Jun 1738 in St-Laurent ; present are her father and Jacques Viau, brother-in-law; she dies 12 Mar 1775 in St-Laurent, no apparent children from her marriage
  3. Marie Françoise Germain, born 18 Mar 1722 in Montréal, died 16 Mar 1733 in St-Laurent, aged 11
  4. Marie Josephe Germain, born and bapt 25 May 1724 (bapt in Notre-Dame de Montréal, place of birth not specified) ; marries Joseph Miville on 1 July 1743 in St-Laurent. Listed as present at her wedding were her father, Marie Jeanne and Apolline her sisters as well as some of her in-laws.
  5. Marie Apolline Germain, born 7 Aug 1726 in St-Laurent ; marries Gabriel Cousinot (Cousineau) on 13 Feb 1747 in St-Laurent; listed as present on her side of the family are her father, as well as a brother-in-law Alexis Blotte (sp?) (also present at Marie Josephe's wedding)
  6. François Marie Germain, born 26 Aug 1728, died 6 Mar 1729 in St-Laurent, funeral 7th
  7. Antoine Germain, born 25 Jan 1730 in St-Laurent ; marries Marie Amable Rouleau 20 Jul 1750 in Sault-au-Récollet ; his father is present, his brother Jean also; he remarries on 31 May 1756 in St-Laurent with Marie Agathe Groux (Groulx); present at that wedding are his father and brother Jean Baptiste (factually Jean Amable) and brother-in-law Alexis Blotte
  8. Jean Baptiste Germain, born 25 Jun 1732 in St-Laurent ; dies 5 Aug 1750 in St-Laurent, listed as 19 year old (named Jean Baptiste Germain dit St-Germain)
  9. Angélique Germain, born 15 Apr 1735 in St-Laurent, bapt 16th ; marries Jean Baptiste de Voioux (sp??) 5 Mar 1753 in St-Laurent (listed as Marie Angélique), her father and brother Antoine are present, as well as Alexis Blotte
  10. Jean Amable (Amable) St-Germain, born 2 Nov 1737 in St-Laurent ; using the name Jean Amable Germain, he marries Marie Jeanne Brisebois 4 May 1767 in Ste-Geneviève (Pierrefonds), no family member of his is named as present.
  11. François Germain, born 25 Jun 1740 in St-Laurent ; marries Marguerite Ursule Langlois dite Traversy on 2 May 1763 in Notre-Dame de Montréal ; present are his brothers Antoine and Amable, Jacques Viau and Gabriel Cousineau his brothers-in-law also being present.[5][1]

Death

François St-Germain died on 9 Nov 1782 and was buried on the 11th in Ste-Geneviève (Pierrefonds)[6]

his funeral record gives him the age of around 70 and states he was an ex guide and voyageur. In 1767 when his son Jean Amable marries, he and his wife are listed as residing in St-Laurent parish.

Notes

Fichier origine

GERMAIN / ST-GERMAIN, François 241756
Date de naissance: 07-03-1691
Date de baptême: 07-03-1691
Lieu d'origine: Sury-aux-Bois (St-Georges) (Loiret) 45316
Parents: Georges GERMAIN et Angélique Nicolle
Date de mariage des parents: 21-09-1683
Lieu de mariage des parents: Sury-aux-Bois (St-Georges) (45316)
Première mention au pays: 1719
Occupation à l'arrivée: Soldat des troupes de la Marine, cie de St-Martin
Date de mariage: 14-06-1716
Lieu du mariage: Montréal (Notre-Dame)
Conjointe: Marie-Anne Perrin
Décès ou inhumation: Ste-Geneviève (Pierrefonds), 09-11-1782
Remarques: Les actes suivants sont à Sury-aux-Bois (St-Georges). Trois soeurs et troisfrères y sont nés et baptisés : Anne, le 30-04-1685 ; Georges, le 19-10-1686 ; Angélique, le 28-03-1690 ; Étienne, le 26-04-1693 ; Marie, le 10-06-1694, mariée (père défunt) le 15-01-1702 avec Christophe Lemaire (défunts Jean et Madeleine de Bongar ou Bongard) ; et Pierre, le 07-02-1697, marié (parents défunts) le 24-02-1721 avec Marie Michau (feu Pierre et Françoise Moireau). Son père Georges, b. 14-01-1656. Sa mère Angélique Nicolle (Jean et Marie Danjou), b. 13-07-1666. Ses grands-parents paternels : Georges Germain, laboureur et Françoise Mercier / Mérieux. Ses grands-parents maternels sont Jean Nicolle, s. à env. 60 ans et Marie Danjou (Rémy et Marie Haricot), b. 03-07-1642, s. 15-12-1675[7][2]

Research notes

The correct day of birth was 11 March as shown on the image supplied by Fichier Origine. In the records of Sury-aux-Bois the previous act was dated the 7th, the next one the 12th.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dictionnaire généalogique des familles du Québec des origines à 1730, René Jetté, avec la collaboration du PRDH, 1983, Presses de l'Université de Montréal, A-J, PDF pg 490
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Fichier origine 241756 François Germain dit St-Germain 2020 Fédération québécoise des sociétés de généalogie//Québec Federation of Genealogical Societies
  3. ↑ Baptême, Image fichier, AD-45
  4. ↑ Marriage IGD
  5. ↑ Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1997 - Drouin IGD
  6. ↑ Funeral image IGD
  7. ↑ Identification: DGFQ, p. 490 (Jetté)
  • IGD: Actes d'état civil et registres d'église du Québec (Collection Drouin), 1621 à 1997 - Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection: Institut Généalogique Drouin (membership) https://www.genealogiequebec.com

Acknowledgements

  • Thank you to Richard Cooper for creating WikiTree profile Saint Germain-1 through the import of Cooper.ged on Nov 4, 2013.
  • St-Germain-2 was created by Danielle Liard through the import of avril 2014.GED on Apr 23, 2014.






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