Marie-Catherine JEAN dite DENIS (DENYS)

(b. 14 March 1717 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 28 December 1801 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Catherine JEAN dite DENIS (DENYS) was born 14 March 1717 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Marie-Catherine JEAN dite DENIS (DENYS) was the child of Nicolas JEAN dit DENIS (DENYS) and Marie-Madeleine CLICHE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Denis JEAN dit DENIS and Marie PELLETIER (maternal) Nicolas CLICHE and Marie-Madeleine PELLETIER

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Marie-Catherine married Francois AMYOT (AMIOT) dit VILLENEUVE 25 January 1740 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . Francois AMYOT (AMIOT) dit VILLENEUVE was born 27 March 1718 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Francois died 28 February 1798 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Francois was the child of Étienne AMYOT (AMIOT) and Jeanne-Anne CAMPAGNA.

Marie-Catherine JEAN dite DENIS (DENYS) died 28 December 1801 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, 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-Catherine JEAN dite DENIS (DENYS) married

Francois AMYOT (AMIOT) dit VILLENEUVE-- Date: 25 January 1740 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Francois AMYOT (AMIOT) dit VILLENEUVE was the child of Étienne AMYOT (AMIOT) and Jeanne-Anne CAMPAGNA

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1717 Birth
14 March 1717
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1740 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine JEAN dite DENIS (DENYS) and Francois AMYOT (AMIOT) dit VILLENEUVE 25 January 1740, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

She was 22 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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.