Marie JEAN dite VIENS

(b. 15 October 1669 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 21 February 1742 , Beaumont, Canada, New France )

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Marie JEAN dite VIENS was born 15 October 1669 in Québec, Canada, New France

Marie JEAN dite VIENS was the child of Vivien JEAN and Elisabeth DROUET

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

Marie married Pierre BOURGET dit LAVALLEE 11 January 1691 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Pierre BOURGET dit LAVALLEE was born 15 March 1665 in France. Pierre died 22 September 1699 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).

Marie married (2) Jacques TURGEON 26 November 1704 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jacques TURGEON was born 29 September 1653 in France. Jacques died 12 December 1728 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Jacques was the child of Charles TURGEON and Pasquière LEFEBVRE.

Marie JEAN dite VIENS died 21 February 1742 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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