Thérèse GEOFFRION dite ST-JEAN

Born

8 April 1771 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

18 February 1854 , Québec Province, Canada

Thérèse married Jean-Baptiste DALPE dit PARISEAU 8 February 1791 in Varennes, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jean-Baptiste DALPE dit PARISEAU was born 6 August 1760 in Varennes, Canada . Jean-Baptiste was the child of Gabriel DALPE dit PARISEAU and Marie-Anne HÉBERT .

Parents & Family of Thérèse GEOFFRION dite ST-JEAN

Parents of Thérèse GEOFFRION dite ST-JEAN

Father

Pierre GEOFFRION (JEFFRION)

Mother

Marie HÉBERT

Grandparents of Thérèse GEOFFRION dite ST-JEAN

Paternal grandparents

Gabriel GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) dit ST-JEAN Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE

Maternal grandparents

Gabriel-Lambert HÉBERT Marie BANLIER dite LAPERLE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Thérèse GEOFFRION dite ST-JEAN

Thérèse GEOFFRION dite ST-JEAN married

Jean-Baptiste DALPE dit PARISEAU
Marriage date: 8 February 1791
Marriage place: Varennes, Lower Canada
Jean-Baptiste DALPE dit PARISEAU was the child of Gabriel DALPE dit PARISEAU and Marie-Anne HÉBERT

Marriage notes:

Jean-Baptiste Dalpe, widower of Marie-Archange Roger m. (2) 8 February 1791, Varennes Therese Geoffrion (Pierre Geoffrion and Marie Hebert)

Children of Jean-Baptiste DALPE dit PARISEAU and Thérèse GEOFFRION dite ST-JEAN

Pierre DALPE

Born: 21 December 1792, Varennes, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Joseph DALPE dit PARISEAU

Born: abt. 1800, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Genevieve DALPE dite PARISEAU

Born: 15 May 1802, Varennes, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Amable LUSSIER 29 January 1822 Place: Varennes, Lower Canada

Françoise DALPE dite PARISEAU

Born: 12 April 1804, Varennes, Lower Canada
Died: ,

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Thérèse'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 — 1771
8 April 1771
Varennes, 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)

1791 Marriage / Partner
Thérèse GEOFFRION dite ST-JEAN and Jean-Baptiste DALPE dit PARISEAU 8 February 1791 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 19 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Pierre DALPE was born 21 December 1792, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Thérèse was 21 years old.

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

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

1802 Birth of Child
Genevieve DALPE dite PARISEAU was born 15 May 1802, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Thérèse was 31 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Françoise DALPE dite PARISEAU was born 12 April 1804, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Thérèse was 33 years old.

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

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England