Jean-Baptiste
JEAN dit VIENS
(b.
19 October 1713
,
Beaumont, Canada, New France
d.
21 March 1787
,
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Jean-Baptiste JEAN dit VIENS was born 19 October 1713 in Beaumont, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste JEAN dit VIENS was the child of Pierre JEAN dit VIENS and Marguerite CASSE (LACASSE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Vivien JEAN and Elisabeth DROUET (maternal) Antoine CASSE (LACASSE) and Françoise PILOISSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Charlotte LEGRAIN dite LAVALLÉE March 1742 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Charlotte LEGRAIN dite LAVALLÉE was born 30 November 1719 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Charlotte died 27 October 1801 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Charlotte was the child of Adrien-Charles LEGRAIN dit LAVALLÉE and Thankful Louise Therese STEBBENS.
Jean-Baptiste JEAN dit VIENS died 21 March 1787 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Jean-Baptiste 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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