Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT

(b. abt. 1726 , Québec Province, Canada d. 20 June 1808 , Montmagny, Lower Canada )

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Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT was born abt. 1726 in Québec Province, Canada

Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT was the child of Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Marie-Madeleine PELLETIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Marie-Anne GERBERT (maternal) Jean PELLETIER and Marie-Anne HUOT

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Ignace married Marie-Madeleine PROULX 23 February 1745 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Madeleine PROULX was born 11 March 1712 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Denis PROULX and Marie-Anne GAGNÉ (GASNIER).

Ignace married (2) Madeleine MORIN dite VALCOURT 1 October 1753 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . Madeleine MORIN dite VALCOURT was born 20 February 1735 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Madeleine died 19 September 1756 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Madeleine was the child of François MORIN dit VALCOURT and Genevieve BOSSE.

Ignace married (3) Marthe FOURNIER 6 February 1758 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marthe FOURNIER was born 12 May 1735 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marthe died 29 October 1767 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marthe was the child of Louis FOURNIER and Angelique BOSSE.

Ignace married (4) Madeleine PROULX 4 September 1769 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine PROULX was born 22 June 1745 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Madeleine died 21 July 1810 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Madeleine was the child of Pierre PROULX and Marie GAGNÉ.

Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT died 20 June 1808 in Montmagny, 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 Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT

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Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT married

Marie-Madeleine PROULX-- Date: 23 February 1745 Place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine PROULX was the child of Denis PROULX and Marie-Anne GAGNÉ (GASNIER)

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

Ignace DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE (b.29 December 1745, Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 29 May 1813, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada )
m. Therese TALBOT dite GERVAIS 24 October 1763 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT married

Madeleine MORIN dite VALCOURT-- Date: 1 October 1753 Place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
Madeleine MORIN dite VALCOURT was the child of François MORIN dit VALCOURT and Genevieve BOSSE

Children of Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Madeleine MORIN dite VALCOURT:

Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT married

Marthe FOURNIER-- Date: 6 February 1758 Place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
Marthe FOURNIER was the child of Louis FOURNIER and Angelique BOSSE

Children of Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Marthe FOURNIER:

Francoise DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE (b.13 January 1761, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada d. , )
m. Charles COUILLARD dit DEBEAUMONT 23 January 1781 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Alexandre DESSAINT (b.19 August 1762, Montmagny, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Josephe JONCAS 21 January 1788 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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Madeleine PROULX-- Date: 4 September 1769 Place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine PROULX was the child of Pierre PROULX and Marie GAGNÉ

Children of Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Madeleine PROULX:

Charles DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE (b.31 March 1770, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marguerite BOULET (BOULAY) 12 January 1790 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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1745 Marriage / Partner
Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Marie-Madeleine PROULX 23 February 1745, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

1745 Birth of Child
Ignace DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE was born 29 December 1745, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Madeleine MORIN dite VALCOURT 1 October 1753, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

1756 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine MORIN dite VALCOURT died 19 September 1756, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

1758 Marriage / Partner
Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Marthe FOURNIER 6 February 1758, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

1761 Birth of Child
Francoise DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE was born 13 January 1761, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1762 Birth of Child
Alexandre DESSAINT was born 19 August 1762, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Ignace DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE married 24 October 1763 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Therese TALBOT dite GERVAIS

1767 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marthe FOURNIER died 29 October 1767, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

1769 Marriage / Partner
Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Madeleine PROULX 4 September 1769, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

1770 Birth of Child
Charles DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE was born 31 March 1770, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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.

1781 Marriage of Child
Francoise DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE married 23 January 1781, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Charles COUILLARD dit DEBEAUMONT

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
Alexandre DESSAINT married 21 January 1788, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Marie-Josephe JONCAS

1790 Marriage of Child
Charles DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE married 12 January 1790, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Marguerite BOULET (BOULAY)

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

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

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

1808 Death
20 June 1808
Montmagny, Lower Canada

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