Michel DENIS dit ST-DENIS

Born

7 September 1723 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

12 March 1799 , Vaudreuil, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Michel DENIS dit ST-DENIS

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Born: 7 September 1723 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Parents of Michel DENIS dit ST-DENIS

Father

Jacques DENIS dit ST-DENIS

Mother

Anne GAUTHIER

Grandparents of Michel DENIS dit ST-DENIS

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Maternal grandparents

Pierre GAUTHIER dit SAGUINGOIRA Marie-Charlotte ROUSSEL

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

Michel married Felicite PILON 7 January 1745 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Felicite PILON was born 13 March 1729 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France. Felicite was the child of Jean PILON and Anne GERVAIS.

Michel DENIS dit ST-DENIS died 12 March 1799 in Vaudreuil, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Michel DENIS dit ST-DENIS

Michel DENIS dit ST-DENIS married

Felicite PILON
Marriage date: 7 January 1745
Marriage place: Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France
Felicite PILON was the child of Jean PILON and Anne GERVAIS

Children of Michel DENIS dit ST-DENIS and Felicite PILON

Marie-Amable ST-DENIS

Born: 20 July 1746, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Philibert MALLET 19 October 1767 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Felicite DENIS dite ST-DENIS

Born: 11 November 1754, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Joseph BERTHIAUME 20 November 1775 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Josephte DENIS dite ST DENIS

Born: abt. 1764, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 28 November 1855, St-Placide, Deux-Montagnes, Quebec, Canada

Married: Louis SEIZE (LOUISEIZE) 15 November 1790 Place: Île-Perrot, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1723
7 September 1723
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Michel DENIS dit ST-DENIS and Felicite PILON 7 January 1745, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

He was 21 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable ST-DENIS was born 20 July 1746, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Michel was 22 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Felicite DENIS dite ST-DENIS was born 11 November 1754, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Michel was 31 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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Marie-Amable ST-DENIS married 19 October 1767, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada to Philibert MALLET

1775 Marriage of Child
Felicite DENIS dite ST-DENIS married 20 November 1775, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph BERTHIAUME

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.