Joseph VIENS dit JEAN

Born

7 August 1725 , Champlain, Canada, New France

Died

26 March 1763 , Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Joseph VIENS dit JEAN

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Born: 7 August 1725 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Parents of Joseph VIENS dit JEAN

Father

Joseph VIENS dit JEAN

Mother

Jacqueline BILLY

Grandparents of Joseph VIENS dit JEAN

Paternal grandparents

Vivien JEAN Catherine GATEAU

Maternal grandparents

Jean-François BILLY (DUBILLY) Catherine-Marguerite DELAMARCHE (DELAMARRE)

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

Joseph married Marguerite BEAUFORT dite LIMOUSIN 9 November 1751 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite BEAUFORT dite LIMOUSIN was born 11 August 1729 in Champlain, Canada, New France . Marguerite died 15 November 1808 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . Marguerite was the child of Joseph LIMOUSIN dit BEAUFORT and Marie-Josephte DUBOIS.

Joseph VIENS dit JEAN died 26 March 1763 in Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph VIENS dit JEAN

Joseph VIENS dit JEAN married

Marguerite BEAUFORT dite LIMOUSIN
Marriage date: 9 November 1751
Marriage place: Champlain, Canada, New France
Marguerite BEAUFORT dite LIMOUSIN was the child of Joseph LIMOUSIN dit BEAUFORT and Marie-Josephte DUBOIS

Children of Joseph VIENS dit JEAN and Marguerite BEAUFORT dite LIMOUSIN

Marie-Josephte VIENS

Born: 23 May 1762, Champlain, Canada
Died: 30 August 1799, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Antoine BOURBEAU dit VERVILLE 31 October 1785 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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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 — 1725
7 August 1725
Champlain, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Joseph VIENS dit JEAN and Marguerite BEAUFORT dite LIMOUSIN 9 November 1751 , Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

He was 26 years old.