Pierre PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR

Born

9 February 1768 , Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

19 February 1817 , Repentigny, Lower Canada

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François PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR Françoise HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dite DESCHAMPS

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Born: 9 February 1768 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: François PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR

Mother: Françoise HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dite DESCHAMPS

Paternal grandparents: François PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR , Anne-Françoise BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN)

Maternal grandparents: Claude HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dit DESCHAMPS , Jeanne-Françoise MARION

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Pierre married Marie-Angélique BÉLANGER 31 March 1788 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Angélique BÉLANGER was born 2 September 1765 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Angélique died 5 February 1842 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marie-Angélique was the child of François BÉLANGER and Marie-Anne DUBÉ.

Pierre PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR died 19 February 1817 in Repentigny, Lower 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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Pierre PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR married

Marie-Angélique BÉLANGER
Marriage date: 31 March 1788
Marriage place: Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Angélique BÉLANGER was the child of François BÉLANGER and Marie-Anne DUBÉ

Children of Pierre PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR and Marie-Angélique BÉLANGER

Thérèse PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR

Born: 11 January 1802, Repentigny, Lower Canada
Died: 23 June 1870, Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Québec, Canada

Married: François SÉVIGNY dit BOURGEOIS 10 May 1819 Place: Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Jean-Marie PAYET dit ST-AMOUR

Born: 30 May 1803, Repentigny, Lower Canada
Died: 30 January 1853 , Repentigny, Canada East

Married: Marie-Sophie ÉTHIER 7 February 1825 Place: Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

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Birth — 1768
9 February 1768
Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Pierre PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR and Marie-Angélique BÉLANGER 31 March 1788, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

He was 20 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1802 Birth of Child
Thérèse PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR was born 11 January 1802, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Pierre was 33 years old.

1803 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie PAYET dit ST-AMOUR was born 30 May 1803, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Pierre was 35 years old.