Marie-Josephte
JEAN dite VIENS
(b.
30 April 1732
,
Yamaska, Canada, New France
d.
9 September 1769
,
Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Marie-Josephte JEAN dite VIENS was born 30 April 1732 in Yamaska, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte JEAN dite VIENS was the child of Pierre JEAN dit VIENS and Catherine CANTARA and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre JEAN dit VIENS and Marguerite CASSE (LACASSE) (maternal) Bernardin CANTARA dit DESLAURIERS and Petronille DANIS dite TOURANGEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Josephte married Pierre LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES 21 October 1765 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES was born 24 July 1730 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Pierre died 9 June 1788 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Pierre was the child of Denis LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Marie-Thérèse MASSÉ dite SANCERRE.
Marie-Josephte JEAN dite VIENS died 9 September 1769 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Josephte appear below.
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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