Marie-Josephte JEAN dite DENIS

Born

16 December 1754 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Died

11 October 1808 , Deschambault, Lower Canada

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Jean-François JEAN dit DENIS Josephte LAFONTAINE

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Born: 16 December 1754 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-François JEAN dit DENIS

Mother: Josephte LAFONTAINE

Paternal grandparents: Jean-François JEAN dit DENIS , Anne-Felicite GAUVIN

Maternal grandparents: Jean-François LAFONTAINE , Marguerite LAROCHE

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Marie-Josephte married Paul NAULT 25 January 1773 in Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada . Paul NAULT was born 24 October 1740 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Paul died 2 January 1830 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Paul was the child of René NAU (NAULT) and Catherine BENOIT dite ABEL.

Marie-Josephte JEAN dite DENIS died 11 October 1808 in Deschambault, 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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Paul NAULT
Marriage date: 25 January 1773
Marriage place: Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Paul NAULT was the child of René NAU (NAULT) and Catherine BENOIT dite ABEL

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Birth — 1754
16 December 1754
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte JEAN dite DENIS and Paul NAULT 25 January 1773, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

She was 18 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.