Louis JEAN dit VIENS

Born

21 August 1716 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

29 January 1808 , Beaumont, Lower Canada

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Pierre JEAN dit VIENS Marguerite CASSE (LACASSE)

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Born: 21 August 1716 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre JEAN dit VIENS

Mother: Marguerite CASSE (LACASSE)

Paternal grandparents: Vivien JEAN , Elisabeth DROUET

Maternal grandparents: Antoine CASSE (LACASSE) , Françoise PILOIS

Louis had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Louis married Angelique DEROME 17 September 1742 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angelique DEROME was born 27 August 1710 in Québec, Canada, New France . Angelique died 12 December 1749 in Québec, Canada, New France . Angelique was the child of Michel DEROME dit DESCARREAUX and Marie-Madeleine DUSSAULT.

Louis married (2) Catherine MARTEL 1 December 1751 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . Catherine MARTEL was born 10 April 1713 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . Catherine died 26 April 1804 in Beaumont, Lower Canada . Catherine was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARTEL and Jeanne ROULOIS.

Louis JEAN dit VIENS died 29 January 1808 in Beaumont, Lower Canada .
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Louis JEAN dit VIENS married

Angelique DEROME
Marriage date: 17 September 1742
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Angelique DEROME was the child of Michel DEROME dit DESCARREAUX and Marie-Madeleine DUSSAULT

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Children of Louis JEAN dit VIENS and Angelique DEROME

Louis-Etienne VIENS

Born: 24 March 1745, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 16 December 1817, Beaumont, Lower Canada

Married: Charlotte GOSSELIN 26 February 1770 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Louis JEAN dit VIENS married

Catherine MARTEL
Marriage date: 1 December 1751
Marriage place: Beaumont, Canada, New France
Catherine MARTEL was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARTEL and Jeanne ROULOIS

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1716
21 August 1716
Beaumont, Canada, New France

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

1742 Marriage / Partner
Louis JEAN dit VIENS and Angelique DEROME 17 September 1742, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 26 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Louis-Etienne VIENS was born 24 March 1745, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Louis was 28 years old.

1749 Death of Spouse/Partner
Angelique DEROME died 12 December 1749, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1751 Marriage / Partner
Louis JEAN dit VIENS and Catherine MARTEL 1 December 1751, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

He was 35 years old.

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

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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Louis-Etienne VIENS married 26 February 1770, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada to Charlotte GOSSELIN

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.