Marie-Geneviève married Pierre SIROIS
10 February 1783
in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
.
The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre SIROIS
was born
abt. 1764
in
La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere).
Pierre died
19 March 1826
in
La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere).
Pierre was the child of Jean-Baptiste SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS and Marie-Josephte PINEL dite LAFRANCE.
Marie-Geneviève ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT died
19 March 1826
in La Pocatière, 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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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.
1783 Marriage / Partner Marie-Geneviève ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT and Pierre SIROIS 10 February 1783, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada
Marie-Geneviève
ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
Pierre SIROIS
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.
1783 Marriage / Partner
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)
1787 Birth of Child
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Death — 1826
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