Marguerite DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE

Born

5 August 1755 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Died

12 April 1828 , Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada

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Jean-Chrysostome ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT Angelique RICHARD

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Born: 5 August 1755 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Chrysostome ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT

Mother: Angelique RICHARD

Paternal grandparents: Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT , Marie-Madeleine PELLETIER

Maternal grandparents: Joseph-Jacques RICHARD , Rosalie FOURNIER

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Marguerite married Guillaume LEMIEUX 12 August 1776 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 16 children.
Guillaume LEMIEUX was born 25 August 1750 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Guillaume died 20 August 1820 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Guillaume was the child of Guillaume LEMIEUX and Louise MARCOUX.

Marguerite DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE died 12 April 1828 in Saint-Vallier, 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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Spouse & Children of Marguerite DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE

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Marguerite DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE married

Guillaume LEMIEUX
Marriage date: 12 August 1776
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Guillaume LEMIEUX was the child of Guillaume LEMIEUX and Louise MARCOUX

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Children of Guillaume LEMIEUX and Marguerite DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE

Guillaume LEMIEUX

Born: 30 March 1777, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 31 March 1777, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Marguerite LEMIEUX

Born: 29 April 1778, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 May 1852, Sainte-Rosalie, Canada East

Married: Philippe CHARTIER 22 September 1795 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Ambroise-Cyriaque LEMIEUX

Born: 23 March 1781, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 February 1782, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre LEMIEUX

Born: 3 September 1782, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 September 1784, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste LEMIEUX

Born: abt. 1782, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 12 January 1870, Sainte-Rosalie, Québec, Canada

Married: Marguerite LEREAU (L'HERAULT) 11 January 1808 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marie-Anne LEMIEUX

Born: 25 February 1784, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 September 1786, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph LEMIEUX

Born: 31 May 1786, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Louis LEMIEUX

Born: 10 September 1787, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 June 1872, St-Raphaêl, Canada

Pierre-Francois LEMIEUX

Born: 31 March 1789, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Louise LEMIEUX

Born: 19 November 1790, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 July 1793, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

Francoise LEMIEUX

Born: 8 March 1792, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
Died: 12 July 1793, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

Bazile LEMIEUX

Born: 11 March 1793, Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada
Died: 24 July 1793, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

Charles LEMIEUX

Born: 19 November 1794, Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Francoise LEMIEUX

Born: 1 March 1796, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Michel LEMIEUX

Born: 29 September 1797, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
Died: 7 October 1797, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

Augustin LEMIEUX

Born: 26 February 1799, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1755
5 August 1755
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1776 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE and Guillaume LEMIEUX 12 August 1776, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

She was 21 years old.

1777 Birth of Child
Guillaume LEMIEUX was born 30 March 1777, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 21 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Marguerite LEMIEUX was born 29 April 1778, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 22 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Ambroise-Cyriaque LEMIEUX was born 23 March 1781, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 25 years old.

1782 Death of Child
Ambroise-Cyriaque LEMIEUX died 28 February 1782, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 26 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Pierre LEMIEUX was born 3 September 1782, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 27 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne LEMIEUX was born 25 February 1784, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 28 years old.

1784 Death of Child
Pierre LEMIEUX died 12 September 1784, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 29 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Joseph LEMIEUX was born 31 May 1786, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 30 years old.

1786 Death of Child
Marie-Anne LEMIEUX died 14 September 1786, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 31 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Louis LEMIEUX was born 10 September 1787, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 32 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Pierre-Francois LEMIEUX was born 31 March 1789, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 33 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise LEMIEUX was born 19 November 1790, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 35 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Francoise LEMIEUX was born 8 March 1792, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 36 years old.

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

1793 Birth of Child
Bazile LEMIEUX was born 11 March 1793, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 37 years old.

1793 Death of Child
Francoise LEMIEUX died 12 July 1793, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 37 years old.

1793 Death of Child
Marie-Louise LEMIEUX died 20 July 1793, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 37 years old.

1794 Birth of Child
Charles LEMIEUX was born 19 November 1794, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 39 years old.

1795 Marriage of Child
Marguerite LEMIEUX married 22 September 1795, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Philippe CHARTIER

1796 Birth of Child
Marie-Francoise LEMIEUX was born 1 March 1796, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 40 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Michel LEMIEUX was born 29 September 1797, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 42 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Augustin LEMIEUX was born 26 February 1799, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 43 years old.

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

1808 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEMIEUX married 11 January 1808, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Marguerite LEREAU (L'HERAULT)

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

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

1820 Death of Spouse/Partner
Guillaume LEMIEUX died 20 August 1820, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

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)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

Death — 1828
12 April 1828
Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 72.

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