Francois DESSEIN dit ST PIERRE

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26 April 1787 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada

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Born: 26 April 1787 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

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Francois married Marie-Ursule ROUSSEAU 13 February 1809 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Ursule ROUSSEAU was born 12 November 1786 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Ursule was the child of Augustin ROUSSEAU and Marie-Josephte LESAGE.

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Francois DESSEIN dit ST PIERRE married

Marie-Ursule ROUSSEAU
Marriage date: 13 February 1809
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Marie-Ursule ROUSSEAU was the child of Augustin ROUSSEAU and Marie-Josephte LESAGE

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Children of Francois DESSEIN dit ST PIERRE and Marie-Ursule ROUSSEAU

Jean-Baptiste ST PIERRE

Born: 24 July 1813, Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Died: 9 April 1900, Louiseville, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie DUPUIS 1875

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1787
26 April 1787
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada

1809 Marriage / Partner
Francois DESSEIN dit ST PIERRE and Marie-Ursule ROUSSEAU 13 February 1809, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 21 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ST PIERRE was born 24 July 1813, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Francois was 26 years old.

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