Maurice-Jacques DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE

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abt. 1728 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

27 April 1780 , Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jacques ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT Thérèse-Françoise BOUCHER dite CHAURET

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Born: abt. 1728 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Jacques ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT

Mother: Thérèse-Françoise BOUCHER dite CHAURET

Paternal grandparents: Pierre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT , Marie-Anne GERBERT

Maternal grandparents: Charles BOUCHER , Marie-Anne OUELLET

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Maurice-Jacques married Marie-Josephte OUELLET 7 September 1761 in Kamouraska, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephte OUELLET was born 28 November 1741 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Josephte died 12 October 1811 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Josephte was the child of Augustin OUELLET and Angelique LABOURLIÈRE dite LAPLANTE.

Maurice-Jacques DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE died 27 April 1780 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, 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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Maurice-Jacques DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE married

Marie-Josephte OUELLET
Marriage date: 7 September 1761
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Canada
Marie-Josephte OUELLET was the child of Augustin OUELLET and Angelique LABOURLIÈRE dite LAPLANTE

Children of Maurice-Jacques DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE and Marie-Josephte OUELLET

Genevieve ST PIERRE

Born: 17 December 1773, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 June 1847, Kamouraska, Canada East

Married: Jean-Marie BOISBRIAND dit LADURANTAYE 21 November 1791 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Michel ST PIERRE

Born: 25 November 1776, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 November 1826, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS 28 October 1799 Place: Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

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1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1761 Marriage / Partner
Maurice-Jacques DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE and Marie-Josephte OUELLET 7 September 1761, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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.

1773 Birth of Child
Genevieve ST PIERRE was born 17 December 1773, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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.