Basile-Jahan
VINCENT dit DEJEAN
(b.
3 March 1767
,
Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
3 September 1832
,
Montréal, Lower Canada
)
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Basile-Jahan VINCENT dit DEJEAN was born 3 March 1767 in Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Basile-Jahan VINCENT dit DEJEAN was the child of Jean-Baptiste JEAN dit VINCENT and Marie-Amable LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste JEAN dit VINCENT and Marie-Jeanne MESSAGUIER dite LAPLAINE (maternal) Louis-Benjamin LANGLOIS dit TRAVERSY and Marie-Françoise THOMELETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Basile-Jahan married Marie LAUZON 14 February 1793 in Montréal, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie LAUZON was born abt. 1775 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAUZON and Marie-Louise FORGET dite DESPATITS.
Basile-Jahan VINCENT dit DEJEAN died 3 September 1832 in Montréal, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Basile-Jahan 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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