Michel
DENIS dit ST-DENIS
(b.
7 September 1723
,
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
12 March 1799
,
Vaudreuil, Lower Canada
)
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Michel DENIS dit ST-DENIS was born 7 September 1723 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Michel DENIS dit ST-DENIS was the child of Jacques DENIS dit ST-DENIS and Anne GAUTHIER and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre GAUTHIER dit SAGUINGOIRA and Marie-Charlotte ROUSSELSpouse(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, Québec, Canada. 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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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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