Marie-Theotiste
ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT
(b.
12 November 1767
,
La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
17 April 1844
,
La Pocatière, Canada East
)
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Marie-Theotiste ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT was born 12 November 1767 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Theotiste ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT was the child of Gabriel ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Marie-Madeleine DENIS dite QUIMPER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre ST-PIERRE and Helene LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR (maternal) Pierre-Corentin DENIS dit QUIMPER and Madeleine LIZOTTESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Theotiste married Joseph PINEL dit LAFRANCE 4 November 1794 in La Pocatière, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph PINEL dit LAFRANCE was born abt. 1770 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Joseph was the child of Jean-Baptiste PINEL dit LAFRANCE and Madeleine CHOISY dite DESENNEY.
Marie-Theotiste ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT died 17 April 1844 in La Pocatière, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Theotiste appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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