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Pierre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT was born 26 April 1643 in France
Pierre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT was the child of ? and ?Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1679.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marie-Anne GERBERT 24 April 1679 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Marie-Anne GERBERT was born 23 February 1663 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Marie-Anne died 11 June 1749 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Joseph-Mathurin GERBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Elisabeth-Isabelle TARGER.
son of Michel St Pierre and Francoise Engrand
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)
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