Louis-Ambrose
JEAN dit VIENS
(b.
7 December 1777
,
Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
abt. 1871
,
Yamaska, Québec, Canada
)
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Louis-Ambrose JEAN dit VIENS was born 7 December 1777 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis-Ambrose JEAN dit VIENS was the child of Joseph VIENS and Veronique THÉROUX dite LACERTÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre JEAN dit VIENS and Catherine CANTARA (maternal) Pierre THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ and Marie-Rose COITOUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis-Ambrose married Angelique ROBIDOUX abt. 1805 in Québec, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angelique ROBIDOUX was born 7 January 1782 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Angelique died 16 July 1830 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre).
Louis-Ambrose JEAN dit VIENS died abt. 1871 in Yamaska, Québec, 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)
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