Francois JEAN dit VIENS

(b. abt. 1720 , Québec Province, Canada d. 13 January 1778 , Beaumont, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Francois JEAN dit VIENS was born abt. 1720 in Québec Province, Canada

Francois 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

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Francois married Marie-Louise GRENET 5 October 1744 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . Marie-Louise GRENET was born 5 August 1709 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Marie-Louise died 18 February 1770 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Marie-Louise was the child of Jean-Baptiste GRENET and Marguerite HUARD.

Francois married (2) Marie-Charlotte SUZOR 3 September 1770 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Charlotte SUZOR was born 18 February 1742 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marie-Charlotte died 6 May 1806 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Marie-Charlotte was the child of François SUZOR and Marie-Charlotte COUTURE.

Francois JEAN dit VIENS died 13 January 1778 in Beaumont, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Grenet Marie-Louise
m. Suzor Marie-Charlotte

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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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Francois JEAN dit VIENS married

Marie-Louise GRENET-- Date: 5 October 1744 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise GRENET was the child of Jean-Baptiste GRENET and Marguerite HUARD

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Marie-Charlotte SUZOR-- Date: 3 September 1770 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Charlotte SUZOR was the child of François SUZOR and Marie-Charlotte COUTURE

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1744 Marriage / Partner
Francois JEAN dit VIENS and Marie-Louise GRENET 5 October 1744, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

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 / Partner
Francois JEAN dit VIENS and Marie-Charlotte SUZOR 3 September 1770, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

1770 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Louise GRENET died 18 February 1770, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

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.