Catherine JEAN dite DENIS

(b. 14 May 1741 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 16 October 1778 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Catherine JEAN dite DENIS was born 14 May 1741 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Catherine JEAN dite DENIS was the child of Joseph-Marie JEAN dit DENIS and Agnès DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph JEAN dit DENIS and Marie-Renee GARNIER (maternal) Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Renee LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Catherine married Louis PLANTE 4 February 1765 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis PLANTE was born 22 September 1740 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Louis died 12 November 1823 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Louis was the child of Joseph PLANTE and Thérèse DÉSORCY.

Catherine JEAN dite DENIS died 16 October 1778 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, 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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Catherine JEAN dite DENIS married

Louis PLANTE-- Date: 4 February 1765 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis PLANTE was the child of Joseph PLANTE and Thérèse DÉSORCY

Children of Louis PLANTE and Catherine JEAN dite DENIS:

Louis-Joseph PLANTE (b.12 December 1765, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 October 1819, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada )
m. Elisabeth BERGERON 4 November 1788 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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1741 Birth
14 May 1741
Sorel, Canada, New France

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Catherine JEAN dite DENIS and Louis PLANTE 4 February 1765, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

She was 23 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Louis-Joseph PLANTE was born 12 December 1765, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Catherine was 24 years old.

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.