Geneviève JEAN dite DENIS

Born

21 April 1731 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

15 September 1779 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada

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Born: 21 April 1731 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Parents of Geneviève JEAN dite DENIS

Father

Joseph-Marie JEAN dit DENIS

Mother

Agnès DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

Grandparents of Geneviève JEAN dite DENIS

Paternal grandparents

Joseph JEAN dit DENIS Marie-Renee GARNIER

Maternal grandparents

Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE Marie-Renee LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)

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

Geneviève married Joseph PLANTE 13 July 1750 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph PLANTE was born 19 November 1725 in Sorel, Canada, New France . Joseph died 5 April 1789 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada . Joseph was the child of Joseph PLANTE and Thérèse DÉSORCY.

Geneviève JEAN dite DENIS died 15 September 1779 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Geneviève JEAN dite DENIS

Geneviève JEAN dite DENIS married

Joseph PLANTE
Marriage date: 13 July 1750
Marriage place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Joseph PLANTE was the child of Joseph PLANTE and Thérèse DÉSORCY

Children of Joseph PLANTE and Geneviève JEAN dite DENIS

Joseph PLANTE

Born: 7 January 1760, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Angelique BANLIAC 25 November 1782 Place: Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada

Geneviève PLANTE

Born: 26 December 1770, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 June 1832, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada

Married: Michel BRISSET (BRISSETTE) 24 October 1796 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Geneviève'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)

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Birth — 1731
21 April 1731
Sorel, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève JEAN dite DENIS and Joseph PLANTE 13 July 1750, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

She was 19 years old.

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

1760 Birth of Child
Joseph PLANTE was born 7 January 1760, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Geneviève was 28 years old.

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.

1770 Birth of Child
Geneviève PLANTE was born 26 December 1770, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Geneviève was 39 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.