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Jean-Baptiste VERONNEAU dit DENIS was born 27 May 1794 in Boucherville, Lower Canada
Jean-Baptiste VERONNEAU dit DENIS was the child of Joseph VERONNEAU and Marie-Reine-Louise LUSSIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph VERONNEAU and Madeleine NORMANDIN (maternal) Christophe LUSSIER and Marie-Reine DESMARAISSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Catherine DAUNAIS 4 July 1820 in Varennes, Lower Canada . Catherine DAUNAIS was born 27 March 1798 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Catherine died 19 April 1848 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Catherine was the child of Basile DAUNAIS and Lise-Louise BLAIN.
Jean-Baptiste married (2) Lucie CHOQUET 21 August 1849 in Varennes, Canada East . Lucie CHOQUET was born 7 September 1812 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Lucie died 16 June 1898 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Lucie was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHOQUET and Marie-Amable-Louise SENECAL.
m. Choquet Lucie
m. Daunais Catherine
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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