Jean-Marie DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE

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18 January 1829 , Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

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Pierre ST PIERRE dit DESSAINT Basilisse BOIS

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Born: 18 January 1829 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Father: Pierre ST PIERRE dit DESSAINT

Mother: Basilisse BOIS

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Marie ST PIERRE dit DESSAINT , Marguerite BELANGER

Maternal grandparents: Francois BOIS , Veronique DUBE

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Jean-Marie married Alvina PELLETIER 10 January 1860 in Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Canada East . Alvina PELLETIER was born 25 December 1841 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Alvina was the child of Norbert PELLETIER and Marcelline LEVESQUE.

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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Alvina PELLETIER
Marriage date: 10 January 1860
Marriage place: Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Canada East
Alvina PELLETIER was the child of Norbert PELLETIER and Marcelline LEVESQUE

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Birth — 1829
18 January 1829
Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

1860 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Marie DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE and Alvina PELLETIER 10 January 1860, Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Québec, Canada

He was 30 years old.

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