Alexandre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT

(b. 25 August 1703 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 9 January 1756 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France )

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Alexandre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT was born 25 August 1703 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Alexandre ST-PIERRE dit 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 TARGER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Alexandre married Marie-Anne CHOUINARD 15 November 1728 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie-Anne CHOUINARD was born 25 July 1708 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marie-Anne died 19 April 1794 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Jacques CHOUINARD and Louise JEAN.

Alexandre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT died 9 January 1756 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France.
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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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Family and Children of Alexandre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT

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Alexandre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT married

Marie-Anne CHOUINARD-- Date: 15 November 1728 Place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne CHOUINARD was the child of Jacques CHOUINARD and Louise JEAN

Children of Alexandre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Marie-Anne CHOUINARD:

Joseph-Alex ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT (b.abt. 1730, , Québec Province, Canada d. 16 August 1784, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Madeleine SAUCIER 7 February 1757 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Madeleine ST-PIERRE (b.May 13, 1735, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France d. August 22, 1776, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-François DUBE 28 January 1755 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marie-Brigitte ST-PIERRE (b.October 21, 1736, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France d. June 22, 1808, La Pocatière, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-François SOUCY 4 March 1753 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT (b.21 October 1736, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France d. 4 April 1808, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Basile BOIS 13 October 1761 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Jean-Raphaël ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT (b.6 October 1738, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France d. 25 May 1828, La Pocatière, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine-Catherine LANCOGNARD dite SANTERRE 11 February 1765 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Francois-Jerome ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT (b.November 8, 1740, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France d. October 24, 1747, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France)

Julien-Germain ST-PIERRE (b.December 1, 1742, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France d. July 5, 1769, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada )

Alexandre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT (b.May 9, 1744, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France d. June 2, 1833, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Catherine DUPONT January 30, 1769 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Louis-Henri ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT (b.February 4, 1746, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France d. September 12, 1822, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Anne DENEAU 4 November 1766 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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1703 Birth
25 August 1703
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1728 Marriage / Partner
Alexandre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Marie-Anne CHOUINARD 15 November 1728, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 25 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine ST-PIERRE was born May 13, 1735, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Alexandre was 31 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT was born 21 October 1736, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Alexandre was 33 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Marie-Brigitte ST-PIERRE was born October 21, 1736, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Alexandre was 33 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Jean-Raphaël ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT was born 6 October 1738, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Alexandre was 35 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Francois-Jerome ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT was born November 8, 1740, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Alexandre was 37 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Julien-Germain ST-PIERRE was born December 1, 1742, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Alexandre was 39 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Alexandre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT was born May 9, 1744, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Alexandre was 40 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Louis-Henri ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT was born February 4, 1746, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Alexandre was 42 years old.

1747 Death of Child
Francois-Jerome ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT died October 24, 1747, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Alexandre was 44 years old.

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Marie-Brigitte ST-PIERRE married 4 March 1753, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Jean-François SOUCY

1755 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine ST-PIERRE married 28 January 1755, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Jean-François DUBE

1756 Death
9 January 1756
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France

He died at the age of 52.

Added: 2/14/2015 8:44:53 PM - Updated: 4/11/2021 8:52:05 AM