Louise DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE

(b. 28 February 1793 , Montmagny, Lower Canada d. , )

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Louise DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE was born 28 February 1793 in Montmagny, Lower Canada

Louise DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE was the child of Alexandre DESSAINT and Marie-Josephe JONCAS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Marthe FOURNIER (maternal) Louis JONCAS and Louise COUILLARD

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

Louise married Gaspard DION 23 February 1813 in Montmagny, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Gaspard DION was born 23 November 1779 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Gaspard died 23 March 1865 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic). Gaspard was the child of Louis DION and Josette BRIARD.

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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Louise DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE married

Gaspard DION-- Date: 23 February 1813 Place: Montmagny, Lower Canada
Gaspard DION was the child of Louis DION and Josette BRIARD

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Children of Gaspard DION and Louise DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE:

Apolline DION (b.8 May 1823, Montmagny, Lower Canada d. 29 April 1909, Matane, Québec, Canada )
m. Augustin HARRISON 16 October 1843 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

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1793 Birth
28 February 1793
Montmagny, Lower Canada

1813 Marriage / Partner
Louise DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE and Gaspard DION 23 February 1813, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

She was 19 years old.

1823 Birth of Child
Apolline DION was born 8 May 1823, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Louise was 30 years old.

Added: 5/19/2025 2:16:24 PM - Updated: 5/19/2025 2:17:19 PM