Marie-Thérèse JEAN dite DENIS

(b. 7 November 1701 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 5 July 1786 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Thérèse JEAN dite DENIS was born 7 November 1701 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Marie-Thérèse JEAN dite DENIS 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-Thérèse married Romain LAVOIE 13 November 1730 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . Romain LAVOIE was born 3 June 1684 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Romain was the child of Pierre LAVOIE (DELAVOYE) and Isabelle AUPÉ (AUBERT).

Marie-Thérèse married (2) Charles TINON dit DESROCHES 17 February 1738 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France . Charles TINON dit DESROCHES was born 2 May 1717 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Charles was the child of Jean-Ignace TINON and Marguerite AMYOT (AMIOT) dite VILLENEUVE.

Marie-Thérèse JEAN dite DENIS died 5 July 1786 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, 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 DENIS married

Romain LAVOIE-- Date: 13 November 1730 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Romain LAVOIE was the child of Pierre LAVOIE (DELAVOYE) and Isabelle AUPÉ (AUBERT)

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Marie-Thérèse JEAN dite DENIS married

Charles TINON dit DESROCHES-- Date: 17 February 1738 Place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Charles TINON dit DESROCHES was the child of Jean-Ignace TINON and Marguerite AMYOT (AMIOT) dite VILLENEUVE

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1701 Birth
7 November 1701
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1730 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Thérèse JEAN dite DENIS and Romain LAVOIE 13 November 1730, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

She was 29 years old.

1738 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Thérèse JEAN dite DENIS and Charles TINON dit DESROCHES 17 February 1738, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

She was 36 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.