Marguerite DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE

Born

25 September 1755 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France

Died

24 December 1833 , Beauceville, Lower Canada

Marguerite married Jean Baptiste ROBINSON 20 February 1775 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean Baptiste ROBINSON was born abt. 1730 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland. Jean Baptiste died 28 January 1828 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada.

Parents & Family of Marguerite DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE

Parents of Marguerite DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE

Father

Joseph-Jacques-Marie DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE

Mother

Marguerite SOUCY

Grandparents of Marguerite DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE

Paternal grandparents

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

Maternal grandparents

Joseph SOUCY dit LAVIGNE Madeleine MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE

Marguerite DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE married

Jean Baptiste ROBINSON
Marriage date: 20 February 1775
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

Children of Jean Baptiste ROBINSON and Marguerite DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE

Jean-Baptiste ROBINSON

Born: 21 November 1777, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite WELSH (WELSCH) (WALSH) 23 September 1806 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Louis-Barthelemie ROBINSON

Born: 24 August 1794, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada
Died: 19 September 1869, Mont-Louis, Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Marguerite's Québec records.

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 — 1755
25 September 1755
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France

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.

1775 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE and Jean Baptiste ROBINSON 20 February 1775, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

She was 19 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROBINSON was born 21 November 1777, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 22 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1794 Birth of Child
Louis-Barthelemie ROBINSON was born 24 August 1794, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 38 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1806 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROBINSON married 23 September 1806, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada to Marguerite WELSH (WELSCH) (WALSH)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)