Pierre
ROUILLARD dit ST CYR (SAINSIRE)
Born
2 February 1737
,
Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died
29 August 1812
,
Batiscan, Lower Canada
Parents & Family of Pierre ROUILLARD dit ST CYR (SAINSIRE)
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Born: 2 February 1737 in Batiscan, Canada, New France
Father:
François ROUILLARD dit ST CYR
Mother:
Marie-Anne PROTEAU
Paternal grandparents:
Jacques ROUILLARD
, Genevieve TROTTAIN
Maternal grandparents:
Luc PROTEAU
, Marie-Madeleine GERMAIN
Pierre had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Rosalie CORMIER 9 November 1762 in Batiscan, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rosalie CORMIER was born abt. 1735 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Rosalie died 10 January 1796 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Rosalie was the child of Pierre CORMIER dit ROSSIGNOL and Marie Anne CYR.
Pierre ROUILLARD dit ST CYR (SAINSIRE) died 29 August 1812 in Batiscan, Lower Canada .
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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)
Spouse & Children of Pierre ROUILLARD dit ST CYR (SAINSIRE)
Pierre ROUILLARD dit ST CYR (SAINSIRE) married 
Rosalie CORMIER
Marriage date: 9 November 1762
Marriage place: Batiscan, Canada
Rosalie CORMIER was the child of Pierre CORMIER dit ROSSIGNOL and Marie Anne CYR
Rosalie CORMIERMarriage date: 9 November 1762
Marriage place: Batiscan, Canada
Rosalie CORMIER was the child of Pierre CORMIER dit ROSSIGNOL and Marie Anne CYR
Children of Pierre ROUILLARD dit ST CYR (SAINSIRE) and Rosalie CORMIER
Joseph ROUILLARD dit ST CYRBorn: 11 October 1771, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Madeleine DESRANLEAU dite CHATEAUNEUF 7 November 1796 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)
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Birth — 17372 February 1737
Batiscan, Canada, New France
1762 Marriage / PartnerPierre ROUILLARD dit ST CYR (SAINSIRE) and Rosalie CORMIER 9 November 1762, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)
He was 25 years old.
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.1771 Birth of ChildJoseph ROUILLARD dit ST CYR was born 11 October 1771, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)
Pierre was 34 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.
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
1796 Death of Spouse/PartnerRosalie CORMIER died 10 January 1796, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)
1796 Marriage of ChildJoseph ROUILLARD dit ST CYR married 7 November 1796, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Madeleine DESRANLEAU dite CHATEAUNEUF
Death — 181229 August 1812
Batiscan, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 75.
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