Jean-Raphaël ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT

Born

6 October 1738 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France

Died

25 May 1828 , La Pocatière, Lower Canada

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Alexandre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT Marie-Anne CHOUINARD

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Born: 6 October 1738 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France

Father: Alexandre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT

Mother: Marie-Anne CHOUINARD

Paternal grandparents: Pierre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT , Marie-Anne GERBERT

Maternal grandparents: Jacques CHOUINARD , Louise JEAN

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Jean-Raphaël married Madeleine-Catherine LANCOGNARD dite SANTERRE 11 February 1765 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Madeleine-Catherine LANCOGNARD dite SANTERRE was born 26 February 1749 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France . Madeleine-Catherine died 15 August 1832 in La Pocatière, Lower Canada . Madeleine-Catherine was the child of Pierre LANCOGNARD dit SANTERRE and Marie-Madeleine DUBE.

Jean-Raphaël ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT died 25 May 1828 in La Pocatière, Lower Canada .
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Madeleine-Catherine LANCOGNARD dite SANTERRE
Marriage date: 11 February 1765
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine-Catherine LANCOGNARD dite SANTERRE was the child of Pierre LANCOGNARD dit SANTERRE and Marie-Madeleine DUBE

Children of Jean-Raphaël ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Madeleine-Catherine LANCOGNARD dite SANTERRE

Marie-Louise ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT

Born: 13 May 1774, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX 2 June 1817 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Francois DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE

Born: 19 May 1783, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 31 August 1847, Rivière-du-Loup, Canada East

Married: Marie-Anne LEBEL 12 February 1810 Place: Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Joseph ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT

Born: 21 March 1788, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Julie LÉVESQUE 10 April 1809 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1738
6 October 1738
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France

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

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Raphaël ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Madeleine-Catherine LANCOGNARD dite SANTERRE 11 February 1765, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 26 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT was born 13 May 1774, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Jean-Raphaël was 35 years old.

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.

1783 Birth of Child
Francois DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE was born 19 May 1783, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-Raphaël was 44 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Birth of Child
Joseph ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT was born 21 March 1788, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Jean-Raphaël was 49 years old.

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)

1809 Marriage of Child
Joseph ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT married 10 April 1809, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada to Julie LÉVESQUE

1810 Marriage of Child
Francois DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE married 12 February 1810, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada to Marie-Anne LEBEL

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT married 2 June 1817, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada to Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)