Igance
JEAN dit VIENS
(b.
13 July 1673
,
Québec, Canada, New France
d.
23 October 1751
,
Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
)
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Igance JEAN dit VIENS was born 13 July 1673 in Québec, Canada, New France
Igance JEAN dit VIENS was the child of Vivien JEAN and Catherine GATEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Vivien JEAN and Suzanne HERAULTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Igance married Angelique DANDONNEAU 2 February 1710 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Angelique DANDONNEAU was born abt. 1687 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Angelique died 11 August 1764 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Angelique was the child of Louis DANDONNEAU dit LESABLÉ and Jeanne-Marguerite LENOIR.
Igance JEAN dit VIENS died 23 October 1751 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan).
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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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