Jacques "Joseph" DENIS

Born

7 November 1657 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Died

25 January 1736 , Québec, Canada, New France

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Father

Pierre DENIS DE LARONDE

Mother

Catherine LENEUF

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DENYS, JOSEPH (baptized Jacques), priest, first Canadian Recollet, provincial commissioner; b. 7 Nov. 1657 at Trois-Rivières, son of Pierre Denys de La Ronde and Catherine Leneuf de La Poterie; d. 25 Jan. 1736 at Quebec.

Joseph Denys was descended from illustrious Canadian families. His maternal grandfather, Jacques Leneuf* de La Poterie, had arrived in Canada in 1636 and had made his permanent home at Trois-Rivières in 1640. His paternal grandfather, Simon Denys* de La Trinité, came to Acadia in 1632; in 1650, he brought his family to Cape Breton Island and remained there a year before settling in Quebec. His father, after his marriage in 1655, lived for some years at Trois-Rivières, and around 1661 he also went to live at Quebec.

Jacques, the second child of a family that was to number 12, was born on 7 Nov. 1657 at Trois-Rivières. He was baptized the next day by the Jesuit Pierre Bailloquet*, and received the Christian name of his maternal grandfather. At the age of 11, that

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Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003

Birth — 1657
7 November 1657
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

1666 Quebec

pierre Denis Escuyer sr. de laronde..........35 habittant
demoiselle Catherine le Neuf ................26 sa femme
Jacques Denis ................................8 fils
Simon pierre Denis............................6 fils
Marguerite Denis .............................9 fille
Angelique Denis .............................5 fille
francoise Denis .............................2 fille
francois Savin ..............................26 domestique Engaigé
Jacques d. Laverdure ........................30 Engaigé
Jacques d. le Sauvage .......................32 Engaigé
Charles .....................................18 Engaigé
Et Marie Boyleau ............................16 servante

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The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783