Louis JEAN dit VIENS

(b. 21 August 1716 , Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 29 January 1808 , Beaumont, Lower Canada )

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Louis JEAN dit VIENS was born 21 August 1716 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Louis 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 PILOIS

Louis had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.

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Louis married Angelique DEROME 17 September 1742 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angelique DEROME was born 27 August 1710 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Angelique died 12 December 1749 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Angelique was the child of Michel DEROME dit DESCARREAUX and Marie-Madeleine DUSSAULT.

Louis married (2) Catherine MARTEL 1 December 1751 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . Catherine MARTEL was born 10 April 1713 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Catherine died 26 April 1804 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Catherine was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARTEL and Jeanne ROULOIS.

Louis JEAN dit VIENS died 29 January 1808 in Beaumont, Lower 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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Louis JEAN dit VIENS married

Angelique DEROME-- Date: 17 September 1742 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
Angelique DEROME was the child of Michel DEROME dit DESCARREAUX and Marie-Madeleine DUSSAULT

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Children of Louis JEAN dit VIENS and Angelique DEROME:

Louis-Etienne VIENS (b.24 March 1745, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 16 December 1817, Beaumont, Lower Canada )
m. Charlotte GOSSELIN 26 February 1770 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Louis JEAN dit VIENS married

Catherine MARTEL-- Date: 1 December 1751 Place: Beaumont, Canada, New France
Catherine MARTEL was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARTEL and Jeanne ROULOIS

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1716 Birth
21 August 1716
Beaumont, Canada, New France

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

1742 Marriage / Partner
Louis JEAN dit VIENS and Angelique DEROME 17 September 1742, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 26 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Louis-Etienne VIENS was born 24 March 1745, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Louis was 28 years old.

1749 Death of Spouse/Partner
Angelique DEROME died 12 December 1749, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1751 Marriage / Partner
Louis JEAN dit VIENS and Catherine MARTEL 1 December 1751, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

He was 35 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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Louis-Etienne VIENS married 26 February 1770, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Charlotte GOSSELIN

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.