Marie-Edesse
ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT
(b.
13 February 1801
,
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada
d.
13 November 1875
,
Ste-Louise, L'Islet, Quebec, Canada
)
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Marie-Edesse ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT was born 13 February 1801 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada
Marie-Edesse ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT was the child of Jean-Pierre ST-PIERRE and Marie-Claire MORIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Alex ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Madeleine SAUCIER (maternal) Pierre MORIN and Marie-Genevieve BLAISSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Edesse married Francois MORNEAU 20 October 1818 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francois MORNEAU was born 4 March 1798 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Francois died 3 June 1870 in Ste-Louise, L'Islet, Quebec, Canada. Francois was the child of Jean-Pierre MORNEAU and Marie-Claire PELLETIER.
Marie-Edesse ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT died 13 November 1875 in Ste-Louise, L'Islet, Quebec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Marie-Edesse 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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