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Joseph ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT was born 21 March 1788 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT was the child of Jean-Raphaël ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Madeleine-Catherine LANCOGNARD dite SANTERRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Alexandre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Marie-Anne CHOUINARD (maternal) Pierre LANCOGNARD dit SANTERRE and Marie-Madeleine DUBESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Julie LÉVESQUE 10 April 1809 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Julie LÉVESQUE was born 14 October 1787 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Julie was the child of Benoit LEVESQUE and Marie BRUN.
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 Joseph ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT
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Julie LÉVESQUE-- Date: 10 April 1809 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Julie LÉVESQUE was the child of Benoit LEVESQUE and Marie BRUN
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Julie LÉVESQUE:
Georges-Grégoire ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT (b.19 February 1815, La Pocatière, Lower Canada d. 30 December 1874, Pokemouche, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Clotilde HACHÉ dite GALLANT 23 November 1842 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)
Osithe ST-PIERRE (b.22 September 1817, , Canada d. , )
m. Daniel SAVOIE 1839
Julie LÉVESQUE-- Date: 10 April 1809 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Julie LÉVESQUE was the child of Benoit LEVESQUE and Marie BRUN
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Julie LÉVESQUE:
Georges-Grégoire ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT (b.19 February 1815, La Pocatière, Lower Canada d. 30 December 1874, Pokemouche, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada)m. Clotilde HACHÉ dite GALLANT 23 November 1842 in Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada (Tracadie-Sheila)
Osithe ST-PIERRE (b.22 September 1817, , Canada d. , )m. Daniel SAVOIE 1839
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1788 Birth 21 March 1788
La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
1809 Marriage / PartnerJoseph ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Julie LÉVESQUE 10 April 1809, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)
He was 21 years old.
1815 Birth of ChildGeorges-Grégoire ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT was born 19 February 1815, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)
Joseph was 26 years old.
1817 Birth of ChildOsithe ST-PIERRE was born 22 September 1817, , Canada
Joseph was 29 years old.
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