Jacques
JEAN dit DENIS
(b.
14 February 1704
,
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
d.
20 April 1736
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
)
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Jacques JEAN dit DENIS was born 14 February 1704 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Jacques JEAN dit DENIS was the child of Joseph JEAN dit DENIS and Marie-Renee GARNIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Denis JEAN dit DENIS and Marie PELLETIER (maternal) Jean GARNIER and Madeleine LEGUAYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jacques married Marthe CIRIER 10 February 1727 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marthe CIRIER was born 11 March 1711 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Marthe died 17 March 1790 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marthe was the child of Martin CIRIER dit ARGENTEUIL and Marie-Anne BAUNE (BEAULNE).
Jacques JEAN dit DENIS died 20 April 1736 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Jacques appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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