Louise PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR

Born

5 March 1686 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Died

20 January 1757 , Montréal, Canada, New France

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Pierre PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR Louise TESSIER

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Born: 5 March 1686 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Father: Pierre PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR

Mother: Louise TESSIER

Maternal grandparents: Urbain TESSIER dit LAVIGNE , Marie ARCHAMBAULT

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Louise married Nicolas-Antoine BOYER 2 June 1704 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Nicolas-Antoine BOYER was born 23 February 1679 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Nicolas-Antoine died 31 March 1759 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Nicolas-Antoine was the child of Nicolas BOYER and Marguerite MACLIN (MAQUELAIN).

Louise PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR died 20 January 1757 in Montréal, 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
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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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Spouse & Children of Louise PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR

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Louise PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR married

Nicolas-Antoine BOYER
Marriage date: 2 June 1704
Marriage place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Nicolas-Antoine BOYER was the child of Nicolas BOYER and Marguerite MACLIN (MAQUELAIN)

Children of Nicolas-Antoine BOYER and Louise PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR

Joseph BOYER

Born: 21 May 1706, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 8 September 1783, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Françoise SENÉCAL 4 June 1736 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre BOYER

Born: 21 November 1707, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 7 October 1765, Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)

Married: Marie Anne PEPIN dite DESCARDONNETS 6 January 1744 Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Nicolas Antoine BOYER

Born: 20 April 1716, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 12 March 1785, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri Territory

Married: Dorothee OLIVERI

Madeleine BOYER

Born: 17 December 1719, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 2 January 1757, Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Jacques ROY 27 April 1750 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Ignace BOYER

Born: 15 November 1721, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 21 May 1784, Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)

Married: Angélique PEPIN 24 November 1749 Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Claude BOYER

Born: 20 December 1722, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 7 February 1810, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Suzanne MENARD 9 February 1756 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Josephte BOYER

Born: 10 August 1725, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 1 February 1795, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

Married: Louis BOUCHARD 15 February 1751 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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Birth — 1686
5 March 1686
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1704 Marriage / Partner
Louise PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR and Nicolas-Antoine BOYER 2 June 1704, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

She was 18 years old.

1706 Birth of Child
Joseph BOYER was born 21 May 1706, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Louise was 20 years old.

1707 Birth of Child
Pierre BOYER was born 21 November 1707, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Louise was 21 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1716 Birth of Child
Nicolas Antoine BOYER was born 20 April 1716, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Louise was 30 years old.

1719 Birth of Child
Madeleine BOYER was born 17 December 1719, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Louise was 33 years old.

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

1721 Birth of Child
Ignace BOYER was born 15 November 1721, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Louise was 35 years old.

1722 Birth of Child
Claude BOYER was born 20 December 1722, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Louise was 36 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte BOYER was born 10 August 1725, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Louise was 39 years old.

1736 Marriage of Child
Joseph BOYER married 4 June 1736, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Françoise SENÉCAL

1744 Marriage of Child
Pierre BOYER married 6 January 1744, Detroit, Michigan, USA to Marie Anne PEPIN dite DESCARDONNETS

1749 Marriage of Child
Ignace BOYER married 24 November 1749, Detroit, Michigan, USA to Angélique PEPIN

1750 Marriage of Child
Madeleine BOYER married 27 April 1750, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Jacques ROY

1751 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte BOYER married 15 February 1751, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Louis BOUCHARD

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

1756 Marriage of Child
Claude BOYER married 9 February 1756, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Suzanne MENARD