Marie-Antoinette
JEAN dite DENIS (DENYS)
(b.
20 November 1713
,
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
d.
16 May 1753
,
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
)
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Marie-Antoinette JEAN dite DENIS (DENYS) was born 20 November 1713 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Marie-Antoinette JEAN dite DENIS (DENYS) was the child of Nicolas JEAN dit DENIS (DENYS) and Marie-Madeleine CLICHE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Denis JEAN dit DENIS and Marie PELLETIER (maternal) Nicolas CLICHE and Marie-Madeleine PELLETIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Antoinette married Laurent AMYOT (AMIOT) 9 January 1741 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France . Laurent AMYOT (AMIOT) was born 8 November 1719 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Laurent died 30 January 1751 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Laurent was the child of Étienne AMYOT (AMIOT) and Jeanne-Anne CAMPAGNA.
Marie-Antoinette JEAN dite DENIS (DENYS) died 16 May 1753 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France.
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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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