French Canadian godparents

[cosmac]

Family trees on ancestry regarding Francois Eloi Gagnon show that Gagnon is a "dit" name.  They can also be known as Belzile and its many spelling variations.  If you google "dit" names you can find many explanations of it - better than I can explain.  But in other words Joseph's ancestors could either be under Belzile or Gagnon.  Plus Eloi Gagnon might actually be blood related to Joseph in some capacity other than the adopted father he is shown as on Joseph's marriage record.

[eileenwilson]

Francois Eloi's baptism gives his surname as Gagnon dit Belzile, so definitely could be a relation to Joseph; however, in the marriage record it says he is the adopted father of Joseph and surely if he was a closer relation, it would be so noted; ie, uncle, etc.

[eileenwilson]

Also, his death in 1904 says he is 67 years of age, so perhaps a year or two older than originally thought?

[VivienR]

Thanks Eileen for your thoughts on this. Every once in a while I like to bang my head on this brick wall in my family tree.
Regards
Vivien

[VivienR]

Family trees on ancestry regarding Francois Eloi Gagnon show that Gagnon is a "dit" name.  They can also be known as Belzile and its many spelling variations.  If you google "dit" names you can find many explanations of it - better than I can explain.  But in other words Joseph's ancestors could either be under Belzile or Gagnon.  Plus Eloi Gagnon might actually be blood related to Joseph in some capacity other than the adopted father he is shown as on Joseph's marriage record.

Yes I do think that because Joseph is listed as Belzile and later as dit Gagnon that there is a family connection somewhere. I just havent found it yet.

Viiven