Pierre JEAN dit VIENS

Born

19 September 1672 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

1 November 1737 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

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Vivien JEAN Elisabeth DROUET

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Born: 19 September 1672 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Vivien JEAN

Mother: Elisabeth DROUET

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Pierre married Marguerite CASSE (LACASSE) abt. 1697 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Marguerite CASSE (LACASSE) was born abt. 1679 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite died 16 April 1751 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Marguerite was the child of Antoine CASSE (LACASSE) and Françoise PILOIS.

Pierre JEAN dit VIENS died 1 November 1737 in Beaumont, Canada, New France .
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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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Pierre JEAN dit VIENS married

Marguerite CASSE (LACASSE)
Marriage date: abt. 1697
Marriage place: Beaumont, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marguerite CASSE (LACASSE) was the child of Antoine CASSE (LACASSE) and Françoise PILOIS

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Children of Pierre JEAN dit VIENS and Marguerite CASSE (LACASSE)

Charles JEAN dit VIENS

Born: abt. 1698, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: abt. 1699, , Québec Province, Canada

Pierre JEAN dit VIENS

Born: 7 May 1700, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 23 February 1777, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Catherine CANTARA 6 February 1730 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Francoise JEAN dite VIENS

Born: 24 September 1702, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 26 April 1785, Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Etienne RAYMOND 24 June 1754 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Marie-Angélique JEAN dite VIENS

Born: abt. 1704, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: abt. 1723, , Québec Province, Canada

Joseph JEAN dit VIENS

Born: abt. 1705, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: abt. 1732, , Québec Province, Canada

Charles JEAN dit VIENS

Born: abt. 1708, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: abt. 1731, , Québec Province, Canada

Marguerite JEAN dite VIENS

Born: 25 March 1711, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 13 February 1785, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Nicolas SOULIERES (SUSTIER) dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE 3 October 1729 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Married: Francois CHAYER (CHAILLE) 7 January 1771 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jean-Baptiste JEAN dit VIENS

Born: 19 October 1713, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 21 March 1787, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Charlotte LEGRAIN dite LAVALLÉE March 1742 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Louis JEAN dit VIENS

Born: 21 August 1716, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 29 January 1808, Beaumont, Lower Canada

Married: Angelique DEROME 17 September 1742 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Married: Catherine MARTEL 1 December 1751 Place: Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Francois JEAN dit VIENS

Born: abt. 1720, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 13 January 1778, Beaumont, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Louise GRENET 5 October 1744 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Married: Marie-Charlotte SUZOR 3 September 1770 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Marthe JEAN dite VIENS

Born: 19 March 1723, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 14 September 1805, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste GRENET 27 April 1746 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Married: Etienne-Eustache SAMSON 12 January 1784 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

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Birth — 1672
19 September 1672
Québec, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1700 Birth of Child
Pierre JEAN dit VIENS was born 7 May 1700, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Pierre was 27 years old.

1702 Birth of Child
Marie-Francoise JEAN dite VIENS was born 24 September 1702, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Pierre was 30 years old.

1711 Birth of Child
Marguerite JEAN dite VIENS was born 25 March 1711, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Pierre was 38 years old.

1713 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste JEAN dit VIENS was born 19 October 1713, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Pierre was 41 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1716 Birth of Child
Louis JEAN dit VIENS was born 21 August 1716, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Pierre was 43 years old.

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

1723 Birth of Child
Marie-Marthe JEAN dite VIENS was born 19 March 1723, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Pierre was 50 years old.

1729 Marriage of Child
Marguerite JEAN dite VIENS married 3 October 1729 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Nicolas SOULIERES (SUSTIER) dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE

1730 Marriage of Child
Pierre JEAN dit VIENS married 6 February 1730, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Catherine CANTARA