Catherine JEAN dite DENIS

Born

20 October 1670 , Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

24 November 1689 , Québec, Canada, New France

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Denis JEAN dit DENIS Marie PELLETIER

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Born: 20 October 1670 in Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Denis JEAN dit DENIS

Mother: Marie PELLETIER

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas PELLETIER , Jeanne DEVOISY (ROUSSI)

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Catherine married Jean DUBOIS 7 September 1688 in Québec, Canada, New France . Jean DUBOIS was born abt. 1659 in France. Jean died 23 September 1738 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation).

Catherine JEAN dite DENIS died 24 November 1689 in Québec, 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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Catherine JEAN dite DENIS married

Jean DUBOIS
Marriage date: 7 September 1688
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France

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