Marie-Genevieve DESSAINT dite ST PIERRE

Born

29 June 1785 , La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

28 May 1821 ,

Marie-Genevieve married Joseph RIVARD 15 February 1802 in Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph RIVARD was born 14 April 1780 in Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada .

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Genevieve DESSAINT dite ST PIERRE

Marie-Genevieve DESSAINT dite ST PIERRE married

Joseph RIVARD
Marriage date: 15 February 1802
Marriage place: Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Lower Canada

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Children of Joseph RIVARD and Marie-Genevieve DESSAINT dite ST PIERRE

Francis REVOY

Born: December 1816, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Minerva CLARK 28 August 1848

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Marie-Genevieve's Québec records.

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 — 1785
29 June 1785
La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

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

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

1802 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Genevieve DESSAINT dite ST PIERRE and Joseph RIVARD 15 February 1802, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Leon-le-Grand)

She was 16 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Francis REVOY was born December 1816, Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Leon-le-Grand)

Marie-Genevieve was 31 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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