François PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR

(b. 13 September 1726 , Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 9 January 1800 , Repentigny, Lower Canada )

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François PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR was born 13 September 1726 in Repentigny, Canada, New France

François PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR was the child of François PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR and Anne-Françoise BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR and Louise TESSIER (maternal) François BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) and Anne-Andree GRENET

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François married Françoise HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dite DESCHAMPS 14 February 1749 in Repentigny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Françoise HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dite DESCHAMPS was born 22 June 1724 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Françoise died 24 July 1786 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Françoise was the child of Claude HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dit DESCHAMPS and Jeanne-Françoise MARION.

François PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR died 9 January 1800 in Repentigny, Lower Canada .
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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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Family and Children of François PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR

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François PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR married

Françoise HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dite DESCHAMPS-- Date: 14 February 1749 Place: Repentigny, Canada, New France
Françoise HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dite DESCHAMPS was the child of Claude HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dit DESCHAMPS and Jeanne-Françoise MARION

Children of François PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR and Françoise HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dite DESCHAMPS:

François PAYET dit ST-AMOUR (b.16 February 1750, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Louise HUPPÉ 3 July 1769 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Joseph PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR (b.31 October 1756, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 22 June 1818, Repentigny, Lower Canada )
m. Thérèse BAZINET 13 January 1777 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marguerite PAYETTE (b.abt. 1760, , Québec Province, Canada d. 9 May 1829, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada)
m. Jean POULIN 13 January 1777 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Pierre PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR (b.9 February 1768, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 February 1817, Repentigny, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Angélique BÉLANGER 31 March 1788 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

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1726 Birth
13 September 1726
Repentigny, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
François PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR and Françoise HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dite DESCHAMPS 14 February 1749, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

He was 22 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
François PAYET dit ST-AMOUR was born 16 February 1750, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

François was 23 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1756 Birth of Child
Joseph PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR was born 31 October 1756, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

François was 30 years old.

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.

1768 Birth of Child
Pierre PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR was born 9 February 1768, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

François was 41 years old.

1769 Marriage of Child
François PAYET dit ST-AMOUR married 3 July 1769, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne) to Marie-Louise HUPPÉ

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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Joseph PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR married 13 January 1777, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Thérèse BAZINET

1777 Marriage of Child
Marguerite PAYETTE married 13 January 1777 , Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Jean POULIN

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Death of Spouse/Partner
Françoise HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dite DESCHAMPS died 24 July 1786, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

1788 Marriage of Child
Pierre PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR married 31 March 1788, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Marie-Angélique BÉLANGER

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

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

1800 Death
9 January 1800
Repentigny, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 73.

Added: 2/12/2015 10:56:46 AM - Updated: 5/20/2020 7:33:52 AM