Ignace
DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE
(b.
29 December 1745
,
Montmagny, Canada, New France
d.
29 May 1813
,
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
)
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Ignace DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE was born 29 December 1745 in Montmagny, Canada, New France
Ignace DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE was the child of Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Marie-Madeleine PROULX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Marie-Madeleine PELLETIER (maternal) Denis PROULX and Marie-Anne GAGNÉ (GASNIER)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Ignace married Therese TALBOT dite GERVAIS 24 October 1763 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Therese TALBOT dite GERVAIS was born 24 July 1741 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Therese died 17 November 1820 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Therese was the child of Simon TALBOT dit GERVAIS and Marie-Therese DALLAIRE.
Ignace DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE died 29 May 1813 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Ignace appear below.
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)
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