Jean PAYET dit ST-AMOUR

(b. 6 June 1755 , Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 13 February 1823 , Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada )

Am I Your Ancestor?
PAYET dit ST-AMOUR Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!

What started out as our family is now your’s too!

Jean PAYET dit ST-AMOUR was born 6 June 1755 in Repentigny, Canada, New France

Jean PAYET dit ST-AMOUR was the child of Jean-Baptiste PAYET dit ST-AMOUR and Genevieve-Helene GARIEPY and the grandchild of: (paternal) François PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR and Anne-Françoise BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) (maternal) Pierre GARIEPY and Marie HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU)

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jean married Anne LEVESQUE 3 October 1774 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Anne LEVESQUE was born abt. 1754 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Anne was the child of Joachim LEVESQUE and Marie-Anne RIVET.

Jean PAYET dit ST-AMOUR died 13 February 1823 in Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Jean appear below.

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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)

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Family and Children of Jean PAYET dit ST-AMOUR

[Hide/Show]

Jean PAYET dit ST-AMOUR married

Anne LEVESQUE-- Date: 3 October 1774 Place: Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada
Anne LEVESQUE was the child of Joachim LEVESQUE and Marie-Anne RIVET

Children of Jean PAYET dit ST-AMOUR and Anne LEVESQUE:

Jean PAYET dit ST-AMOUR (b.6 December 1776, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Josephte JANOT 7 January 1799 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Share the History, Life Events, and Stories of Jean PAYET dit ST-AMOUR
(Add details like birth, baptism, census records, military service, obituary, personal achievements, and more.)

[Hide/Show]

Discovering the Ancestry of Jean PAYET dit ST-AMOUR: Events, Photos & Historical Records

1755 Birth
6 June 1755
Repentigny, Canada, New France

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Jean PAYET dit ST-AMOUR and Anne LEVESQUE 3 October 1774, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

He was 19 years old.

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.

1776 Birth of Child
Jean PAYET dit ST-AMOUR was born 6 December 1776, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Jean was 21 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1799 Marriage of Child
Jean PAYET dit ST-AMOUR married 7 January 1799, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Marie-Josephte JANOT

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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 England