Francoise DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE

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13 January 1761 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada

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Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT Marthe FOURNIER

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Born: 13 January 1761 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada

Father: Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT

Mother: Marthe FOURNIER

Paternal grandparents: Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT , Marie-Madeleine PELLETIER

Maternal grandparents: Louis FOURNIER , Angelique BOSSE

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Francoise married Charles COUILLARD dit DEBEAUMONT 23 January 1781 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles COUILLARD dit DEBEAUMONT was born 19 November 1757 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Charles died 12 March 1799 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Charles was the child of Charles COUILLARD and Marie-Francoise BOILARD.

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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Charles COUILLARD dit DEBEAUMONT
Marriage date: 23 January 1781
Marriage place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Charles COUILLARD dit DEBEAUMONT was the child of Charles COUILLARD and Marie-Francoise BOILARD

Children of Charles COUILLARD dit DEBEAUMONT and Francoise DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE

Emerencienne COUILLARD

Born: 28 August 1794, Beaumont, Lower Canada
Died: 15 January 1828, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Francois GOSSELIN 7 May 1822 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1761
13 January 1761
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada

1781 Marriage / Partner
Francoise DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE and Charles COUILLARD dit DEBEAUMONT 23 January 1781, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

She was 20 years old.

1794 Birth of Child
Emerencienne COUILLARD was born 28 August 1794, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Francoise was 33 years old.

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