Jean-Baptiste
ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT
(b.
27 November 1784
,
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
19 May 1843
,
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada East
)
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Jean-Baptiste ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT was born 27 November 1784 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT was the child of Antoine ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Francoise-Ursule FORTIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Veronique JEAN (maternal) Joseph FORTIN and Claire GUYONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Madeleine PINET 2 September 1812 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine PINET was born 1 April 1784 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Madeleine died 6 June 1819 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Madeleine was the child of Pierre PINET and Marguerite MICHAUD.
Jean-Baptiste ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT died 19 May 1843 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada East .
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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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