Josephte DENIS dite ST DENIS

(b. abt. 1764 , Québec Province, Canada d. 28 November 1855 , St-Placide, Deux-Montagnes, Quebec, Canada )

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Josephte DENIS dite ST DENIS was born abt. 1764 in Québec Province, Canada

Josephte DENIS dite ST DENIS was the child of Michel DENIS dit ST-DENIS and Felicite PILON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques DENIS dit ST-DENIS and Anne GAUTHIER (maternal) Jean PILON and Anne GERVAIS

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

Josephte married Louis SEIZE (LOUISEIZE) 15 November 1790 in Île-Perrot, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis SEIZE (LOUISEIZE) was born 21 April 1764 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Louis died 23 September 1838 in St-André-Avellin, Quebec, Canada. Louis was the child of Louis-Michel SEIZE and Charlotte GENDRON.

Josephte DENIS dite ST DENIS died 28 November 1855 in St-Placide, Deux-Montagnes, Quebec, 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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