Marie-Thérèse JEAN dite VIENS

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19 April 1754 , Yamaska, Canada, New France

Died

29 January 1823 , Saint-Jude, Lower Canada

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Pierre JEAN dit VIENS Catherine CANTARA

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Born: 19 April 1754 in Yamaska, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre JEAN dit VIENS

Mother: Catherine CANTARA

Paternal grandparents: Pierre JEAN dit VIENS , Marguerite CASSE (LACASSE)

Maternal grandparents: Bernardin CANTARA dit DESLAURIERS , Petronille DANIS dite TOURANGEAU

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Marie-Thérèse married Joachim MORIN 11 January 1779 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . Joachim MORIN was born 29 April 1734 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Joachim died 9 May 1779 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Joachim was the child of Pierre MORIN and Geneviève JOACHIM.

Marie-Thérèse married (2) Michel DESMARAIS 13 May 1782 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel DESMARAIS was born 9 July 1757 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Michel died 10 March 1785 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Michel was the child of Joseph-Abraham DESMARAIS and Elisabeth-Isabelle LUSSIER.

Marie-Thérèse JEAN dite VIENS died 29 January 1823 in Saint-Jude, Lower Canada.
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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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Marie-Thérèse JEAN dite VIENS married

Joachim MORIN
Marriage date: 11 January 1779
Marriage place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Joachim MORIN was the child of Pierre MORIN and Geneviève JOACHIM

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Marie-Thérèse JEAN dite VIENS married

Michel DESMARAIS
Marriage date: 13 May 1782
Marriage place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Michel DESMARAIS was the child of Joseph-Abraham DESMARAIS and Elisabeth-Isabelle LUSSIER

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Paul DESMARAIS dit CHAMPAGNE

Born: 10 June 1784, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 January 1826, Saint-Jude, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne DUMAS 9 October 1809 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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Birth — 1754
19 April 1754
Yamaska, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Thérèse JEAN dite VIENS and Joachim MORIN 11 January 1779, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

She was 24 years old.

1779 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joachim MORIN died 9 May 1779, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

1782 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Thérèse JEAN dite VIENS and Michel DESMARAIS 13 May 1782 , Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

She was 28 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Paul DESMARAIS dit CHAMPAGNE was born 10 June 1784, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Thérèse was 30 years old.

1785 Death of Spouse/Partner
Michel DESMARAIS died 10 March 1785, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1809 Marriage of Child
Paul DESMARAIS dit CHAMPAGNE married 9 October 1809, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Marie-Anne DUMAS

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

Death — 1823
29 January 1823
Saint-Jude, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 68.

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