Marie-Josephe DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE

Born

8 April 1761 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada

Died

19 February 1831 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

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Born: 8 April 1761 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada

Parents of Marie-Josephe DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE

Father

Jean-Chrysostome ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT

Mother

Angelique RICHARD

Grandparents of Marie-Josephe DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE

Paternal grandparents

Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT Marie-Madeleine PELLETIER

Maternal grandparents

Joseph-Jacques RICHARD Rosalie FOURNIER

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

Marie-Josephe married Pierre BLAIS 24 July 1780 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Pierre BLAIS was born 22 February 1757 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France. Pierre died 3 February 1814 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada . Pierre was the child of Joseph-Marie BLAIS and Marie-Charlotte LEBLONDE (LEBLOND).

Marie-Josephe DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE died 19 February 1831 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada.

m. Blais Pierre

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Josephe DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE

Marie-Josephe DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE married

Pierre BLAIS
Marriage date: 24 July 1780
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre BLAIS was the child of Joseph-Marie BLAIS and Marie-Charlotte LEBLONDE (LEBLOND)

Children of Pierre BLAIS and Marie-Josephe DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE

Marie-Anne BLAIS

Born: 5 September 1786, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 March 1853, Saint-Charles, Canada

Jeanne-Francoise BLAIS

Born: 21 August 1788, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Jean-Baptiste BLAIS

Born: abt. 1790, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Angelique BLAIS

Born: 26 December 1795, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Joseph-Marie BLAIS

Born: 9 November 1797, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
Died: 7 March 1871, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Married: Euphrosine BLANCHETTE 27 January 1824 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

Theophile BLAIS

Born: abt. 1799, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Bibiane BLAIS

Born: 2 June 1800, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
Died: 5 June 1890, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Marie-Josephe's Québec records.

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 — 1761
8 April 1761
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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.

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.

1780 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE and Pierre BLAIS 24 July 1780 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

She was 19 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BLAIS was born 5 September 1786, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe was 25 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Jeanne-Francoise BLAIS was born 21 August 1788, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marie-Josephe was 27 years old.

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

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

1795 Birth of Child
Angelique BLAIS was born 26 December 1795, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe was 34 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie BLAIS was born 9 November 1797, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe was 36 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Bibiane BLAIS was born 2 June 1800, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe was 39 years old.