Denis
SERRE dit ST-JEAN
(b.
31 July 1710
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
27 November 1789
,
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Denis SERRE dit ST-JEAN was born 31 July 1710 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Denis SERRE dit ST-JEAN was the child of André SERRE dit ST-JEAN and Marie-Anne BOILARD and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean BOILARD (BOISLARD) and Jeanne MARANDEAU (MARANDA)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Denis married Veronique MORISSEAU 21 February 1735 in Repentigny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Veronique MORISSEAU was born 29 April 1712 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Veronique died 8 January 1807 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada. Veronique was the child of Pierre MORISSEAU and Catherine CAILLONNEAU.
Denis SERRE dit ST-JEAN died 27 November 1789 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, 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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