Jean-Baptiste DENIS dit JEAN

Born

6 September 1764 , Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste DENIS dit JEAN

Explore parents, grandparents, spouses, children, and the family connections surrounding Jean-Baptiste DENIS dit JEAN.

Parents

Jean-François JEAN dit DENIS Josephte LAFONTAINE

Grandparents

Explore grandparents

Spouse & Children

View family relationships1 recorded relationship(s)

Family Tree

Open family tree View pedigree chart

Born: 6 September 1764 in Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada

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

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Françoise POTVIN (ARPIN) 5 June 1787 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Françoise POTVIN (ARPIN) was born 13 February 1764 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Françoise was the child of René-Guillaume HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN and Thérèse BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE.

Spouse & Children of Jean-Baptiste DENIS dit JEAN

Hide Family & Children

Jean-Baptiste DENIS dit JEAN married

Marie-Françoise POTVIN (ARPIN)
Marriage date: 5 June 1787
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Françoise POTVIN (ARPIN) was the child of René-Guillaume HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN and Thérèse BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE

Children of Jean-Baptiste DENIS dit JEAN and Marie-Françoise POTVIN (ARPIN)

Marie-Victoire DENIS

Born: 16 November 1793, Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Died: 31 October 1829, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Honore TREMBLAY 4 October 1825 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Jean-Baptiste's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

Add Life Event

Have another record or photo?
Add a life event, census record, military record, obituary, achievement, or photograph for Jean-Baptiste DENIS dit JEAN.

Life & Records

Photos, life events, and historical records for Jean-Baptiste DENIS dit JEAN.

Hide Life & Records

How to read this timeline
Records about Jean-Baptiste DENIS dit JEAN and family appear alongside historical events from the same years. Each item is labeled so you can quickly tell family records from historical context.

Show:

Use these buttons to focus on the ancestor's own records or the wider historical context.

Birth — 1764
6 September 1764
Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada

1787 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DENIS dit JEAN and Marie-Françoise POTVIN (ARPIN) 5 June 1787, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 22 years old.

1793 Birth of Child
Marie-Victoire DENIS was born 16 November 1793, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

RECORD HISTORY