Marie-Thérèse ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT

(b. 15 July 1793 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada d. , )

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Marie-Thérèse ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT was born 15 July 1793 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

Marie-Thérèse ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT was the child of Joseph ST-PIERRE and Marie-Madeleine GAGNON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Veronique JEAN (maternal) Joseph GAGNON and Madeleine MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Thérèse married Antoine ROUSSEAU 11 August 1806 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine ROUSSEAU was born 19 February 1783 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Antoine died 18 July 1822 in Trois-Pistoles, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-des-Neiges). Antoine was the child of Antoine ROUSSEAU and Geneviève ROULEAU.

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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Marie-Thérèse ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT married

Antoine ROUSSEAU-- Date: 11 August 1806 Place: Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Antoine ROUSSEAU was the child of Antoine ROUSSEAU and Geneviève ROULEAU

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Children of Antoine ROUSSEAU and Marie-Thérèse ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT:

Marie-Agathe ROUSSEAU (b.20 February 1813, Trois-Pistoles, Lower Canada d. 8 November 1894, Trois-Pistoles, Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph-Abraham GAGNON 1 February 1831 in Trois-Pistoles, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-des-Neiges)

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1793 Birth
15 July 1793
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

1806 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Thérèse ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT and Antoine ROUSSEAU 11 August 1806, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

She was 13 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Marie-Agathe ROUSSEAU was born 20 February 1813, Trois-Pistoles, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-des-Neiges)

Marie-Thérèse was 19 years old.

Added: 1/22/2025 12:29:21 PM - Updated: 1/22/2025 12:30:17 PM