Louis JEAN dit DENIS

Born

19 November 1675 , Cap-Rouge, Canada, New France

Died

28 November 1747 , Terrebonne, Canada, New France

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Denis JEAN dit DENIS Marie PELLETIER

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Born: 19 November 1675 in Cap-Rouge, Canada, New France

Father: Denis JEAN dit DENIS

Mother: Marie PELLETIER

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas PELLETIER , Jeanne DEVOISY (ROUSSI)

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Louis married Michelle PERRIN dite LACHASSE 16 April 1705 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michelle PERRIN dite LACHASSE was born 24 August 1661 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Michelle died 10 February 1731 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Michelle was the child of Henri PERRIN and Jeanne MERRIN (MAHER).

Louis married (2) Marie-Catherine MEZERAY 16 June 1732 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France . Marie-Catherine MEZERAY was born abt. 1680 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Marie-Catherine died 6 February 1751 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Marie-Catherine was the child of Thomas MEZERAY and Louise PARADIS.

Louis JEAN dit DENIS died 28 November 1747 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France .

m. Mezeray Marie-Catherine
m. Perrin Michelle

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Recorded occupation: Maitre forgeron

A forgeron, or blacksmith, was primarily a craftsman of wrought iron on the anvil. Protecting himself with a thick leather apron, he used a bellows (first made of leather, then wood and finally metal) to push the air that fuelled the coal fire of the forge, a type of cast iron table where the iron was reddened... Using pliers of various sizes to hold the hot iron, the blacksmith would then give it a specific shape with the help of different hammers. The blacksmith made farm instruments, vehicle accessories and even schooners, cemetery crosses, steel bandages, hooks for hay bales, etc.
Source: tfcq.ca

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

A Day in the Life of a Forgeron in 18th Century New France

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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Louis JEAN dit DENIS married

Michelle PERRIN dite LACHASSE
Marriage date: 16 April 1705
Marriage place: Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Michelle PERRIN dite LACHASSE was the child of Henri PERRIN and Jeanne MERRIN (MAHER)

Children of Louis JEAN dit DENIS and Michelle PERRIN dite LACHASSE

Marie-Catherine JEAN dite DENIS

Born: 3 July 1707, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Vital MAILLOUX 12 June 1730 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Louis JEAN dit DENIS married

Marie-Catherine MEZERAY
Marriage date: 16 June 1732
Marriage place: Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Marie-Catherine MEZERAY was the child of Thomas MEZERAY and Louise PARADIS

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Birth — 1675
19 November 1675
Cap-Rouge, Canada, New France

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

1705 Marriage / Partner
Louis JEAN dit DENIS and Michelle PERRIN dite LACHASSE 16 April 1705, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

He was 29 years old.

1707 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine JEAN dite DENIS was born 3 July 1707, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Louis was 31 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1730 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine JEAN dite DENIS married 12 June 1730, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Vital MAILLOUX

1731 Death of Spouse/Partner
Michelle PERRIN dite LACHASSE died 10 February 1731, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1732 Marriage / Partner
Louis JEAN dit DENIS and Marie-Catherine MEZERAY 16 June 1732 , Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

He was 56 years old.

Death — 1747
28 November 1747
Terrebonne, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 72.

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