Louis-Jerome ST PIERRE dit DESSAINT

Born

1 March 1735 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France

Died

8 May 1806 , L'Islet, Lower Canada

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Born: 1 March 1735 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France

Parents of Louis-Jerome ST PIERRE dit DESSAINT

Father

Pierre ST-PIERRE

Mother

Helene LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR

Grandparents of Louis-Jerome ST PIERRE dit DESSAINT

Paternal grandparents

Pierre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT Marie-Anne GERBERT

Maternal grandparents

Jean LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR Marie-Madeleine LANGLOIS

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Louis-Jerome married Elisabeth TONDREAU 26 April 1757 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Elisabeth TONDREAU was born 4 September 1722 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . Elisabeth died 29 April 1797 in L'Islet, Lower Canada . Elisabeth was the child of Joseph TONDREAU and Elisabeth LANGELIER.

Louis-Jerome ST PIERRE dit DESSAINT died 8 May 1806 in L'Islet, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis-Jerome ST PIERRE dit DESSAINT

Louis-Jerome ST PIERRE dit DESSAINT married

Elisabeth TONDREAU
Marriage date: 26 April 1757
Marriage place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Elisabeth TONDREAU was the child of Joseph TONDREAU and Elisabeth LANGELIER

Children of Louis-Jerome ST PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Elisabeth TONDREAU

Marie-Claire ST PIERRE dite DESSAINT

Born: 5 January 1760, L'Islet, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François CLOUTIER 27 August 1781 Place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre-Francois ST PIERRE dit DESSAINT

Born: 15 June 1766, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Veronique LEROUX 4 October 1790 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1735
1 March 1735
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Jerome ST PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Elisabeth TONDREAU 26 April 1757, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 22 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Marie-Claire ST PIERRE dite DESSAINT was born 5 January 1760, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Louis-Jerome was 24 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.

1766 Birth of Child
Pierre-Francois ST PIERRE dit DESSAINT was born 15 June 1766, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Louis-Jerome was 31 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.

1781 Marriage of Child
Marie-Claire ST PIERRE dite DESSAINT married 27 August 1781, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada to François CLOUTIER

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Francois ST PIERRE dit DESSAINT married 4 October 1790, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Veronique LEROUX

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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