Joseph-Romain
ST PIERRE dit DESSAINT
(b.
28 February 1811
,
L'Islet, Lower Canada
d.
8 June 1885
,
Richmond, Québec, Canada
)
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Joseph-Romain ST PIERRE dit DESSAINT was born 28 February 1811 in L'Islet, Lower Canada
Joseph-Romain ST PIERRE dit DESSAINT was the child of Pierre-Francois ST PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Marie-Veronique LEROUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis-Jerome ST PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Elisabeth TONDREAU (maternal) Jean-Baptiste LEROUX and Françoise-Ursule CARONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph-Romain married Marie LAHAIE 21 January 1840 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie LAHAIE was born 5 June 1816 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Marie died 22 October 1877 in Richmond, Québec, Canada. Marie was the child of Louis LAHAIE dit LEPELE and Marie-Veronique LEMAIRE.
Joseph-Romain ST PIERRE dit DESSAINT died 8 June 1885 in Richmond, Québec, Canada.
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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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