Marguerite
ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT
(b.
14 August 1769
,
La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
8 February 1856
,
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada East
)
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Marguerite ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT was born 14 August 1769 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT was the child of Xainte-Marie-Louis ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Angélique COUTURIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Marie-Madeleine PELLETIER (maternal) Pierre COUTURIER and Angélique-Desanges CARONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marguerite married Jean-Marie CASTONGUAY 14 January 1788 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Marie CASTONGUAY was born 16 November 1734 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Jean-Marie died 3 November 1812 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Jean-Marie was the child of Pierre GUAY (CASTONGUAY) and Angélique MORIN.
Marguerite ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT died 8 February 1856 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada East.
Details of the family tree of Marguerite 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)
Family and Children of Marguerite ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT
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Jean-Marie CASTONGUAY-- Date: 14 January 1788 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Marie CASTONGUAY was the child of Pierre GUAY (CASTONGUAY) and Angélique MORIN
Children of Jean-Marie CASTONGUAY and Marguerite ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT:
Marguerite CASTONGUAY (b.1 February 1796, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada d. 10 February 1865, Le Bic, Canada)
m. Benjamin BELANGER 30 August 1814 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada
Marie-Victoire CASTONGUAY (b.abt. 1796, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Antoine GAGNON 26 November 1816 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada
Jean-Marie CASTONGUAY-- Date: 14 January 1788 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, CanadaJean-Marie CASTONGUAY was the child of Pierre GUAY (CASTONGUAY) and Angélique MORIN
Children of Jean-Marie CASTONGUAY and Marguerite ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT:
Marguerite CASTONGUAY (b.1 February 1796, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada d. 10 February 1865, Le Bic, Canada)m. Benjamin BELANGER 30 August 1814 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada
Marie-Victoire CASTONGUAY (b.abt. 1796, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )m. Antoine GAGNON 26 November 1816 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada
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1769 Birth 14 August 1769
La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1788 Marriage / PartnerMarguerite ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT and Jean-Marie CASTONGUAY 14 January 1788, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada
She was 18 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1796 Birth of ChildMarguerite CASTONGUAY was born 1 February 1796, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada
Marguerite was 26 years old.
1812 Death of Spouse/PartnerJean-Marie CASTONGUAY died 3 November 1812, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada
1814 Marriage of ChildMarguerite CASTONGUAY married 30 August 1814, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Benjamin BELANGER
1816 Marriage of ChildMarie-Victoire CASTONGUAY married 26 November 1816, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Antoine GAGNON
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1856 Death 8 February 1856
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada East
She died at the age of 86.
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