Antoine
ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT
(b.
abt. 1724
,
Québec Province, Canada
d.
13 January 1816
,
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
)
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Antoine ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT was born abt. 1724 in Québec Province, Canada
Antoine ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT was the child of Pierre ST-PIERRE and Marie GAGNON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Marie-Anne GERBERT (maternal) Jean GAGNON and Jeanne LOIGNONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Antoine married Veronique JEAN 8 February 1751 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Veronique JEAN was born 14 August 1732 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Veronique died 24 July 1782 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Veronique was the child of François-Pierre JEAN and Cecile LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR.
Antoine ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT died 13 January 1816 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada.
Details of the family tree of Antoine 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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