Luce ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT

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20 May 1796 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

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Joseph ST-PIERRE Marie-Madeleine GAGNON

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Born: 20 May 1796 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

Father: Joseph ST-PIERRE

Mother: Marie-Madeleine GAGNON

Paternal grandparents: Antoine ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT , Veronique JEAN

Maternal grandparents: Joseph GAGNON , Madeleine MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

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Luce married Jean-Baptiste CHOUINARD 15 July 1817 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste CHOUINARD was born abt. 1792 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Pierre-Basile CHOUINARD and Francoise JEAN.

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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Luce ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT married

Jean-Baptiste CHOUINARD
Marriage date: 15 July 1817
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
Jean-Baptiste CHOUINARD was the child of Pierre-Basile CHOUINARD and Francoise JEAN

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Children of Jean-Baptiste CHOUINARD and Luce ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT

Lucie CHOUINARD

Born: abt. 1823, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 22 February 1908, St-Marcel, L'Islet, Québec, Canada

Married: Guillaume TREMBLAY 31 March 1845 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1796
20 May 1796
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

1817 Marriage / Partner
Luce ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT and Jean-Baptiste CHOUINARD 15 July 1817, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

She was 21 years old.

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