Louise ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT

Born

2 March 1692 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

8 March 1784 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT Marie-Anne GERBERT

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Born: 2 March 1692 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT

Mother: Marie-Anne GERBERT

Maternal grandparents: Joseph-Mathurin GERBERT dit LAFONTAINE , Elisabeth-Isabelle TARGER

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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.
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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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Spouse & Children of Louise ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT

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Louise ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT married

Jacques GAUVIN
Marriage date: 14 November 1712
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Jacques GAUVIN was the child of Jean GAUVIN and Anne MAGNAN

Children of Jacques GAUVIN and Louise ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT

Rosalie GAUVIN

Born: abt. 1713, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Joseph GAUVIN

Born: 10 August 1716, La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Pierre-Jacques GAUVIN

Born: July 1719, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Jacques-Roch GAUVIN

Born: 6 February 1721, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 6 December 1765, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marguerite CASTONGUAY 1 February 1752 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Charles-François GAUVIN

Born: 17 April 1723, La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Died: 1 November 1791, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

Married: Marthe BELANGER 24 November 1749 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Françoise DUBE 23 August 1751 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Louis GAUVIN

Born: abt. 1725, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 9 January 1792, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Francoise PELLETIER 26 February 1753 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Charlotte ASSELIN 9 January 1786 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne GAUVIN

Born: abt. 1727, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 20 December 1780, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste CHORET 4 November 1748 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne GAUVIN dite DUPÉRÉ

Born: abt. 1729, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 5 May 1806, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Married: Barthelemy BELANGER 27 January 1749 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Geneviève GAUVIN

Born: abt. 1731, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 24 September 1791, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Married: Augustin OUELLET 25 April 1751 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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Birth — 1692
2 March 1692
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1712 Marriage / Partner
Louise ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT and Jacques GAUVIN 14 November 1712, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

She was 20 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1716 Birth of Child
Joseph GAUVIN was born 10 August 1716, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Louise was 24 years old.

1719 Birth of Child
Pierre-Jacques GAUVIN was born July 1719, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Louise was 27 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1721 Birth of Child
Jacques-Roch GAUVIN was born 6 February 1721, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Louise was 28 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Charles-François GAUVIN was born 17 April 1723, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Louise was 31 years old.

1747 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jacques GAUVIN died 15 October 1747, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

1748 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne GAUVIN married 4 November 1748, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste CHORET

1749 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne GAUVIN dite DUPÉRÉ married 27 January 1749, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Barthelemy BELANGER

1749 Marriage of Child
Charles-François GAUVIN married 24 November 1749, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Marthe BELANGER

1751 Marriage of Child
Geneviève GAUVIN married 25 April 1751, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Augustin OUELLET

1751 Marriage of Child
Charles-François GAUVIN married 23 August 1751 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Marie-Françoise DUBE

1752 Marriage of Child
Jacques-Roch GAUVIN married 1 February 1752, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Marguerite CASTONGUAY

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Marriage of Child
Louis GAUVIN married 26 February 1753 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Marie-Francoise PELLETIER

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1765 Death of Child
Jacques-Roch GAUVIN died 6 December 1765, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Louise was 73 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.