Nicolas JEAN dit DENIS (DENYS)

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9 February 1708 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Died

19 November 1778 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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Nicolas JEAN dit DENIS (DENYS)Marie-Madeleine CLICHE

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Born: 9 February 1708 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Father: Nicolas JEAN dit DENIS (DENYS)

Mother: Marie-Madeleine CLICHE

Paternal grandparents: Denis JEAN dit DENIS , Marie PELLETIER

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas CLICHE , Marie-Madeleine PELLETIER

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Nicolas married Marie-Anne BELAND 2 May 1736 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne BELAND was born 27 June 1705 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Marie-Anne died 21 June 1777 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Anne was the child of Mathurin BÉLAND and Anne CONSTANTINEAU.

Nicolas JEAN dit DENIS (DENYS) died 19 November 1778 in Montréal, Province of Québec, 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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Marie-Anne BELAND
Marriage date: 2 May 1736
Marriage place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne BELAND was the child of Mathurin BÉLAND and Anne CONSTANTINEAU

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Birth — 1708
9 February 1708
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1736 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas JEAN dit DENIS (DENYS) and Marie-Anne BELAND 2 May 1736, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

He was 28 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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.

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.