Louis DEGRE dit ST-PIERRE

Born

26 January 1766 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

9 July 1837 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Philippe DEGRES Marie-Josephte BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

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Born: 26 January 1766 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Philippe DEGRES

Mother: Marie-Josephte BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Paternal grandparents: Philippe DEGRE dit ST-PIERRE , Marie-Marguerite CHAPELAIN

Maternal grandparents: François-Nicolas BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) , Marie-Marguerite VOLANT

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Louis married Marie-Josephte-Louise PHANEUF 7 October 1793 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Josephte-Louise PHANEUF was born abt. 1772 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Josephte-Louise died 16 April 1848 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte-Louise was the child of Claude-François PHANEUF and Josephte NOËL dite LABONTÉ.

Louis DEGRE dit ST-PIERRE died 9 July 1837 in Saint-Denis-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.

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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Spouse & Children of Louis DEGRE dit ST-PIERRE

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Louis DEGRE dit ST-PIERRE married

Marie-Josephte-Louise PHANEUF
Marriage date: 7 October 1793
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Marie-Josephte-Louise PHANEUF was the child of Claude-François PHANEUF and Josephte NOËL dite LABONTÉ

Children of Louis DEGRE dit ST-PIERRE and Marie-Josephte-Louise PHANEUF

Josephte DEGRE

Born: 12 May 1795, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Louis DEGRE

Born: 15 September 1798, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Moise DEGRE

Born: 2 August 1810, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Raphael DEGRE

Born: abt. 1820, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1766
26 January 1766
Verchères, 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.

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

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

1793 Marriage / Partner
Louis DEGRE dit ST-PIERRE and Marie-Josephte-Louise PHANEUF 7 October 1793, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 27 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Josephte DEGRE was born 12 May 1795, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Louis was 29 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Louis DEGRE was born 15 September 1798, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Louis was 32 years old.

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

1810 Birth of Child
Moise DEGRE was born 2 August 1810, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Louis was 44 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England