Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT

(b. 1 January 1688 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 7 September 1772 , La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT was born 1 January 1688 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT was the child of Pierre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Marie-Anne GERBERT and the grandchild of: (maternal) Joseph-Mathurin GERBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Elisabeth-Isabelle TARGER

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

Ignace married Marie-Madeleine PELLETIER 15 June 1717 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie-Madeleine PELLETIER was born 17 February 1697 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Madeleine died 22 December 1760 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Marie-Madeleine was the child of Jean PELLETIER and Marie-Anne HUOT.

Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT died 7 September 1772 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, 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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Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT married

Marie-Madeleine PELLETIER-- Date: 15 June 1717 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine PELLETIER was the child of Jean PELLETIER and Marie-Anne HUOT

Children of Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Marie-Madeleine PELLETIER:

Madeleine ST-PIERRE (b.20 April 1718, La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 31 January 1736, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France)
m. Jean-Baptiste GAGNON 18 January 1735 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Marie-Charlotte ST-PIERRE (b.23 December 1720, La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 22 January 1756, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France)
m. Jean-François DUBE 15 February 1745 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Marie-Basile ST-PIERRE (b.11 December 1722, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France d. 7 June 1814, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada)
m. Jean PAIN 30 June 1745 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada
m. Joseph DUBE 8 January 1759 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte ST-PIERRE (b.abt. 1724, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph CARON 3 April 1742 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT (b.abt. 1726, , Québec Province, Canada d. 20 June 1808 , Montmagny, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Madeleine PROULX 23 February 1745 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)
m. Madeleine MORIN dite VALCOURT 1 October 1753 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)
m. Marthe FOURNIER 6 February 1758 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)
m. Madeleine PROULX 4 September 1769 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Jean-Chrysostome ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT (b.abt. 1728, , Québec Province, Canada d. 27 March 1798, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada )
m. Angelique RICHARD 21 April 1751 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne ST-PIERRE (b.abt. 1730, , Québec Province, Canada d. 29 December 1820, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph DESROSIERS dit DUTREMBLE 22 November 1751 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Xainte-Marie-Louis ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT (b.24 July 1735, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France d. 25 July 1808, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada)
m. Angélique COUTURIER 6 November 1752 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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1688 Birth
1 January 1688
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Marriage / Partner
Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Marie-Madeleine PELLETIER 15 June 1717, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

He was 29 years old.

1718 Birth of Child
Madeleine ST-PIERRE was born 20 April 1718, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Ignace was 30 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1720 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte ST-PIERRE was born 23 December 1720, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Ignace was 32 years old.

1722 Birth of Child
Marie-Basile ST-PIERRE was born 11 December 1722, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Ignace was 34 years old.

1735 Marriage of Child
Madeleine ST-PIERRE married 18 January 1735, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste GAGNON

1735 Birth of Child
Xainte-Marie-Louis ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT was born 24 July 1735, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Ignace was 47 years old.

1736 Death of Child
Madeleine ST-PIERRE died 31 January 1736, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Ignace was 48 years old.

1742 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte ST-PIERRE married 3 April 1742, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Joseph CARON

1745 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte ST-PIERRE married 15 February 1745 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Jean-François DUBE

1745 Marriage of Child
Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT married 23 February 1745, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Marie-Madeleine PROULX

1745 Marriage of Child
Marie-Basile ST-PIERRE married 30 June 1745, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Jean PAIN

1751 Marriage of Child
Jean-Chrysostome ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT married 21 April 1751, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Angelique RICHARD

1751 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne ST-PIERRE married 22 November 1751, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Joseph DESROSIERS dit DUTREMBLE

1752 Marriage of Child
Xainte-Marie-Louis ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT married 6 November 1752, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Angélique COUTURIER

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT married 1 October 1753, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Madeleine MORIN dite VALCOURT

1756 Death of Child
Marie-Charlotte ST-PIERRE died 22 January 1756, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Ignace was 68 years old.

1758 Marriage of Child
Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT married 6 February 1758, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Marthe FOURNIER

1759 Marriage of Child
Marie-Basile ST-PIERRE married 8 January 1759, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Joseph DUBE

1760 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Madeleine PELLETIER died 22 December 1760, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

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.

1769 Marriage of Child
Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT married 4 September 1769, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Madeleine PROULX

1772 Death
7 September 1772
La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 84.

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