Louis JEAN dit DENIS

(b. 19 November 1675 , Cap-Rouge, Canada, New France d. 28 November 1747 , Terrebonne, Canada, New France )

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Louis JEAN dit DENIS was born 19 November 1675 in Cap-Rouge, Canada, New France

Louis JEAN dit DENIS was the child of Denis JEAN dit DENIS and Marie PELLETIER and the grandchild of: (maternal) Nicolas PELLETIER and Jeanne DEVOISY (ROUSSI)

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

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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Occupation

Louis JEAN dit DENIS was a 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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