Jean-Baptiste JEAN dit VIENS

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19 October 1713 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

21 March 1787 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre JEAN dit VIENS Marguerite CASSE (LACASSE)

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Born: 19 October 1713 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre JEAN dit VIENS

Mother: Marguerite CASSE (LACASSE)

Paternal grandparents: Vivien JEAN , Elisabeth DROUET

Maternal grandparents: Antoine CASSE (LACASSE) , Françoise PILOIS

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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 .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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Jean-Baptiste JEAN dit VIENS married

Charlotte LEGRAIN dite LAVALLÉE
Marriage date: March 1742
Marriage place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Charlotte LEGRAIN dite LAVALLÉE was the child of Adrien-Charles LEGRAIN dit LAVALLÉE and Thankful Louise Therese STEBBENS

Children of Jean-Baptiste JEAN dit VIENS and Charlotte LEGRAIN dite LAVALLÉE

Pierre VIENS

Born: 1 December 1744, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: 18 November 1808 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Madeleine LEMIEUX 11 January 1768 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Baptiste VIENS

Born: abt. 1745, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 21 March 1789, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte DUFAULT 17 April 1769 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Louis VIENS

Born: 24 September 1751, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 31 July 1825, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine LATOUR 28 January 1782 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

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Birth — 1713
19 October 1713
Beaumont, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1742 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste JEAN dit VIENS and Charlotte LEGRAIN dite LAVALLÉE March 1742 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

He was 28 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Pierre VIENS was born 1 December 1744, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Louis VIENS was born 24 September 1751, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Baptiste was 37 years old.

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

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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Pierre VIENS married 11 January 1768, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marie-Madeleine LEMIEUX

1769 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste VIENS married 17 April 1769, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Marie-Josephte DUFAULT

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.