Denis JEAN dit DENIS

(b. abt. 1632 , France d. , Cap-Rouge, Québec, Canada )

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Denis JEAN dit DENIS was born abt. 1632 in France

Denis JEAN dit DENIS was the child of ? and ?

Denis was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1655.

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

Denis married Marie PELLETIER 30 August 1655 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie PELLETIER was born 3 April 1637 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie died 9 March 1711 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie was the child of Nicolas PELLETIER and Jeanne DEVOISY (ROUSSI).

son of Elie Jean and Elisabeth-Isabelle Lambade

Occupation

Denis JEAN dit DENIS was a Laboureur.

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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Denis JEAN dit DENIS married

Marie PELLETIER-- Date: 30 August 1655 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
Marie PELLETIER was the child of Nicolas PELLETIER and Jeanne DEVOISY (ROUSSI)

Children of Denis JEAN dit DENIS and Marie PELLETIER:

Jean JEAN dit DENIS (b.abt. 1657, Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Geneviève BILLOT 24 August 1670 in Cap-Rouge, Québec, Canada (Saint-Félix-du-Cap-Rouge)
m. Cecile BERTRAND (BERTEAU) 1700 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Joseph JEAN dit DENIS (b.December 1659, , Québec Province, Canada d. 9 December 1714, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Renee GARNIER 13 November 1696 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Nicolas JEAN dit DENIS (DENYS) (b.16 August 1667, Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France d. 21 February 1736, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Madeleine CLICHE 7 January 1698 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Catherine JEAN dite DENIS (b.20 October 1670, Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France d. 24 November 1689, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Jean DUBOIS 7 September 1688 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Louis JEAN dit DENIS (b.19 November 1675, Cap-Rouge, Canada, New France d. 28 November 1747, Terrebonne, Canada, New France )
m. Michelle PERRIN dite LACHASSE 16 April 1705 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)
m. Marie-Catherine MEZERAY 16 June 1732 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Françoise-Monique JEAN (b.abt. 1680, , Québec Province, Canada d. 18 February 1758, Les Cèdres, Canada, New France )
m. Charles NORMAND 13 March 1703 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
m. Guillaume VINET dit LARENTE 4 February 1732 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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Biography
JEAN - from the Hebrew name 'Yohanan' which means the lord is merciful, via the Latin Jo(h)annes.

Denis Jean dit Denis was born around 1632 in Notre-Dame de Taillebourg, in Saintonge, France. Son of Élie Jean dit Denis and Élisabeth Lambade, he married Marie Pelletier (18), widow of Nicolas Goupil, on August 30, 1655 in Quebec. From their union were born 12 children. He settled on the Côte St-François-Xavier de Sillery. In 1667, he owns 4 cattle and 30 acres of land in value. In 1681, his widow declares to have 3 guns, 9 horned animals, 1 horse, and 50 arpents of ground in value. We do not know the precise date of his death, which occurred between July 15 and December 2, 1681.
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1655 Marriage / Partner
Denis JEAN dit DENIS and Marie PELLETIER 30 August 1655, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1659 Birth of Child
Joseph JEAN dit DENIS was born December 1659, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

1667 Birth of Child
Nicolas JEAN dit DENIS (DENYS) was born 16 August 1667, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

1670 Birth of Child
Catherine JEAN dite DENIS was born 20 October 1670, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

1675 Birth of Child
Louis JEAN dit DENIS was born 19 November 1675, Cap-Rouge, Québec, Canada (Saint-Félix-du-Cap-Rouge)

Added: 12/5/2014 8:55:25 AM - Updated: 3/2/2023 11:12:23 AM