Louis-Henri ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT

Born

February 4, 1746 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France

Died

September 12, 1822 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Louis-Henri married Marie-Anne DENEAU 4 November 1766 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne DENEAU was born 20 July 1749 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne died 23 January 1777 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of Joseph DENEAU (DENIAU) and Geneviève MORIN dite VALCOURT .

Parents & Family of Louis-Henri ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT

Parents of Louis-Henri ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT

Father

Alexandre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT

Mother

Marie-Anne CHOUINARD

Grandparents of Louis-Henri ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT

Paternal grandparents

Pierre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT Marie-Anne GERBERT

Maternal grandparents

Jacques CHOUINARD Louise JEAN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis-Henri ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT

Louis-Henri ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT married

Marie-Anne DENEAU
Marriage date: 4 November 1766
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne DENEAU was the child of Joseph DENEAU (DENIAU) and Geneviève MORIN dite VALCOURT

Children of Louis-Henri ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Marie-Anne DENEAU

Marie-Louise ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT

Born: 17 March 1770, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Charles LABRIE 12 May 1794 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Louis-Henri'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 — 1746
February 4, 1746
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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Henri ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Marie-Anne DENEAU 4 November 1766, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

He was 20 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT was born 17 March 1770, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Louis-Henri was 24 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.