Pierre
VIENS dit JEAN
(b.
23 March 1741
,
Sorel, Canada, New France
d.
18 January 1820
,
Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
)
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Pierre VIENS dit JEAN was born 23 March 1741 in Sorel, Canada, New France
Pierre VIENS dit JEAN was the child of Pierre JEAN dit VIENS and Catherine CANTARA and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre JEAN dit VIENS and Marguerite CASSE (LACASSE) (maternal) Bernardin CANTARA dit DESLAURIERS and Petronille DANIS dite TOURANGEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Elisabeth-Isabelle BOISSEL 25 October 1767 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth-Isabelle BOISSEL was born 1 March 1749 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Elisabeth-Isabelle died 3 January 1806 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Elisabeth-Isabelle was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOISSEL and Charlotte FORCIER.
Pierre VIENS dit JEAN died 18 January 1820 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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)
Family and Children of Pierre VIENS dit JEAN
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Elisabeth-Isabelle BOISSEL-- Date: 25 October 1767 Place:
Elisabeth-Isabelle BOISSEL was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOISSEL and Charlotte FORCIER
Children of Pierre VIENS dit JEAN and Elisabeth-Isabelle BOISSEL:
Marie-Anne VIENS (b.abt. 1790, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Pierre ROIREAU dit LALIBERTÉ 13 January 1817 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)
Elisabeth-Isabelle BOISSEL-- Date: 25 October 1767 Place: Elisabeth-Isabelle BOISSEL was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOISSEL and Charlotte FORCIER
Children of Pierre VIENS dit JEAN and Elisabeth-Isabelle BOISSEL:
Marie-Anne VIENS (b.abt. 1790, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )m. Pierre ROIREAU dit LALIBERTÉ 13 January 1817 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)
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1741 Birth 23 March 1741
Sorel, 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.
1767 Marriage / PartnerPierre VIENS dit JEAN and Elisabeth-Isabelle BOISSEL 25 October 1767,
He was 26 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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1806 Death of Spouse/PartnerElisabeth-Isabelle BOISSEL died 3 January 1806, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)
1817 Marriage of ChildMarie-Anne VIENS married 13 January 1817, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Pierre ROIREAU dit LALIBERTÉ
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1820 Death 18 January 1820
Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 78.
Added: 4/28/2022 1:25:59 PM
- Updated: 4/28/2022 1:27:45 PM
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