Louise
ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT
(b.
2 March 1692
,
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
d.
8 March 1784
,
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Louise ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT was born 2 March 1692 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Louise ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT was the child of Pierre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Marie-Anne GERBERT and the grandchild of: (maternal) Joseph-Mathurin GERBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Elisabeth-Isabelle TARGERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louise married Jacques GAUVIN 14 November 1712 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Jacques GAUVIN was born 15 May 1690 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Jacques died 15 October 1747 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Jacques was the child of Jean GAUVIN and Anne MAGNAN.
Louise ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT died 8 March 1784 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Louise 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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