Alexandre
ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT
(b.
May 9, 1744
,
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France
d.
June 2, 1833
,
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada
)
Age: 88
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Alexandre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT was born May 9, 1744 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France
Alexandre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT was the child of Alexandre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Marie-Anne CHOUINARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Marie-Anne GERBERT (maternal) Jacques CHOUINARD and Louise JEANSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Alexandre married Marie-Catherine DUPONT January 30, 1769 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Catherine DUPONT was born July 20, 1753 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marie-Catherine died June 15, 1836 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Marie-Catherine was the child of Noel-Marie DUPONT and Marie-Angelique MORNEAU.
Alexandre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT died June 2, 1833 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada.
Details of the family tree of Alexandre appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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