Pierre married Marie-Amable DESNOYERS dite LAJEUNESSE
7 February 1785
in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
.
The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Amable DESNOYERS dite LAJEUNESSE
was born
3 March 1766
in
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*.
Marie-Amable died
26 August 1833
in
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada.
Marie-Amable was the child of Joseph-Marie DESNOYERS dit LAJEUNESSE and Marie-Josèphe BEAUCHAMP.
Pierre CHEVAL dit ST-JACQUES died
26 May 1827
in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes From 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.
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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Birth — 1763 2 September 1763 Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of 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.
1785 Marriage / Partner Pierre CHEVAL dit ST-JACQUES and Marie-Amable DESNOYERS dite LAJEUNESSE 7 February 1785, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*
He was 21 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
Pierre
CHEVAL dit ST-JACQUES
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
Marie-Amable DESNOYERS dite LAJEUNESSE
Birth — 1763
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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)
1785 Marriage / Partner
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Death — 1827
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