Antoine ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT

Born

Died

13 January 1816 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

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, Canada, New France . Veronique died 24 July 1782 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada. Veronique was the child of François-Pierre JEAN and Cecile LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR .

Parents & Family of Antoine ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT

Parents of Antoine ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT

Father

Pierre ST-PIERRE

Mother

Marie GAGNON

Grandparents of Antoine ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT

Paternal grandparents

Pierre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT Marie-Anne GERBERT

Maternal grandparents

Jean GAGNON Jeanne LOIGNON

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Antoine ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT

Antoine ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT married

Veronique JEAN
Marriage date: 8 February 1751
Marriage place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Veronique JEAN was the child of François-Pierre JEAN and Cecile LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR

Children of Antoine ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Veronique JEAN

Veronique ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT

Born: abt. 1753, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 7 August 1845, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East

Married: Joseph-Marie DESROSIERS dit DUTREMBLE 24 November 1778 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada

Antoine ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT

Born: abt. 1755, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 15 August 1826, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

Married: Francoise-Ursule FORTIN 2 February 1778 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph ST-PIERRE

Born: abt. 1755, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 6 December 1797, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Madeleine GAGNON 16 June 1783 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada

Louis DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE

Born: abt. 1758, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 28 March 1809, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

Married: Therese DUVAL 30 July 1781 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Geneviève LABBE 16 January 1792 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

Michel DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE

Born: abt. 1758, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 13 November 1838, L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Françoise CHARTIER 19 November 1793 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

Marie-Geneviève ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT

Born: abt. 1763, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 19 March 1826, La Pocatière, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre SIROIS 10 February 1783 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Therese ST-PIERRE

Born: 7 April 1775, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 July 1829, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Eloi GAGNON 22 August 1791 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Antoine'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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1751 Marriage / Partner
Antoine ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Veronique JEAN 8 February 1751, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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.

1775 Birth of Child
Marie-Therese ST-PIERRE was born 7 April 1775, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

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.

1778 Marriage of Child
Antoine ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT married 2 February 1778, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada to Francoise-Ursule FORTIN

1778 Marriage of Child
Veronique ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT married 24 November 1778, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph-Marie DESROSIERS dit DUTREMBLE

1781 Marriage of Child
Louis DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE married 30 July 1781, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada to Therese DUVAL

1782 Death of Spouse/Partner
Veronique JEAN died 24 July 1782, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

1783 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT married 10 February 1783, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada to Pierre SIROIS

1783 Marriage of Child
Joseph ST-PIERRE married 16 June 1783, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Madeleine GAGNON

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

1791 Marriage of Child
Marie-Therese ST-PIERRE married 22 August 1791, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada to Jean-Eloi GAGNON

1792 Marriage of Child
Louis DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE married 16 January 1792, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada to Geneviève LABBE

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

1793 Marriage of Child
Michel DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE married 19 November 1793, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada to Marie-Françoise CHARTIER

1797 Death of Child
Joseph ST-PIERRE died 6 December 1797, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

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

1809 Death of Child
Louis DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE died 28 March 1809, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Death — 1816
13 January 1816
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

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