Marie-Louise ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT

(b. 13 May 1774 , La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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Marie-Louise ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT was born 13 May 1774 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise ST-PIERRE dite 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 DUBE

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Marie-Louise married Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX 2 June 1817 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada . Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX was born abt. 1770 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Gabriel was the child of Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Madeleine HOUDE.

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)

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Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX-- Date: 2 June 1817 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX was the child of Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Madeleine HOUDE

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1774 Birth
13 May 1774
La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

1817 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT and Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX 2 June 1817, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

She was 43 years old.

Added: 8/14/2020 7:27:57 AM - Updated: 8/14/2020 7:28:43 AM