Jean-Chrysostome ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT

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abt. 1728 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

27 March 1798 , Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT Marie-Madeleine PELLETIER

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Born: abt. 1728 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Ignace ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT

Mother: Marie-Madeleine PELLETIER

Paternal grandparents: Pierre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT , Marie-Anne GERBERT

Maternal grandparents: Jean PELLETIER , Marie-Anne HUOT

Jean-Chrysostome had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Jean-Chrysostome married Angelique RICHARD 21 April 1751 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Angelique RICHARD was born abt. 1733 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Angelique was the child of Joseph-Jacques RICHARD and Rosalie FOURNIER.

Jean-Chrysostome ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT died 27 March 1798 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, 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.

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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.

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Jean-Chrysostome ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT married

Angelique RICHARD
Marriage date: 21 April 1751
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Angelique RICHARD was the child of Joseph-Jacques RICHARD and Rosalie FOURNIER

Children of Jean-Chrysostome ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Angelique RICHARD

Marie-Francoise DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE

Born: 18 March 1752, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 8 May 1812, Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada

Angelique DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE

Born: 22 September 1753, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 19 June 1821, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Marguerite DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE

Born: 5 August 1755, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 12 April 1828, Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada

Married: Guillaume LEMIEUX 12 August 1776 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE

Born: 8 April 1761, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada
Died: 19 February 1831, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre BLAIS 24 July 1780 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE

Born: 25 July 1766, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 March 1814, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

Madeleine DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE

Born: 30 July 1768, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 March 1854, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East

Charles-Pierre DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE

Born: 11 July 1771, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 October 1815, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

Michel DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE

Born: 2 June 1774, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 April 1858, Ste-Hénédine, Canada

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1751 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Chrysostome ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Angelique RICHARD 21 April 1751, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Francoise DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE was born 18 March 1752, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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

1753 Birth of Child
Angelique DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE was born 22 September 1753, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1755 Birth of Child
Marguerite DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE was born 5 August 1755, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

1761 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE was born 8 April 1761, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1766 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE was born 25 July 1766, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1768 Birth of Child
Madeleine DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE was born 30 July 1768, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1771 Birth of Child
Charles-Pierre DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE was born 11 July 1771, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1774 Birth of Child
Michel DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE was born 2 June 1774, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Revolutionary War
DESSAINT DIT ST PIERRE, JEAN CHRYSOSTOME
Ancestor #: A211828
Service: CANADA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Birth: CIRCA 1728
Death: BURIED 3-29-1798 ST GERVAIS-BUR LOWER CANADA CANADA
Service Source: GABRIEL, QUEBEC DURING THE AMERICAN INVASION, 1775-1776, PP 3, 85, 86, 87, 88
Service Description: 1) RENDERED SERVICE, 1776

RESIDENCE
1) City: ST PIERRE DE LA RIVIERE DU SUD - District: QUEBEC - State: CANADA

SPOUSE
1) MARIE ANGELIQUE RICHARD
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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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Marguerite DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE married 12 August 1776, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Guillaume LEMIEUX

1780 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE married 24 July 1780 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Pierre BLAIS

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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