Gabriel ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT

Born

16 September 1736 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France

Died

23 August 1791 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

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Pierre ST-PIERRE Helene LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR

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Born: 16 September 1736 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre ST-PIERRE

Mother: Helene LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR

Paternal grandparents: Pierre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT , Marie-Anne GERBERT

Maternal grandparents: Jean LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR , Marie-Madeleine LANGLOIS

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Gabriel married Marie-Madeleine DENIS dite QUIMPER 1 February 1758 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Madeleine DENIS dite QUIMPER was born 13 June 1736 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Madeleine died 29 November 1816 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Pierre-Corentin DENIS dit QUIMPER and Madeleine LIZOTTE.

Gabriel ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT died 23 August 1791 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada.
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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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Gabriel ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT married

Marie-Madeleine DENIS dite QUIMPER
Marriage date: 1 February 1758
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Madeleine DENIS dite QUIMPER was the child of Pierre-Corentin DENIS dit QUIMPER and Madeleine LIZOTTE

Children of Gabriel ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Marie-Madeleine DENIS dite QUIMPER

Marie-Theotiste ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT

Born: 12 November 1767, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 April 1844, La Pocatière, Canada East

Married: Joseph PINEL dit LAFRANCE 4 November 1794 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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Birth — 1736
16 September 1736
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Gabriel ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Marie-Madeleine DENIS dite QUIMPER 1 February 1758, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 21 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.

1767 Birth of Child
Marie-Theotiste ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT was born 12 November 1767, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Gabriel 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.