Jean-François JEAN dit DENIS

(b. 24 June 1728 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 16 October 1797 , Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada )

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Jean-François JEAN dit DENIS was born 24 June 1728 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Jean-François JEAN dit DENIS was the child of Jean-François JEAN dit DENIS and Anne-Felicite GAUVIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph JEAN dit DENIS and Marie-Renee GARNIER (maternal) Pierre GAUVIN and Marie-Anne FISET

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Jean-François married Josephte LAFONTAINE 21 January 1754 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Josephte LAFONTAINE was born 19 October 1738 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Josephte died 1 April 1770 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Josephte was the child of Jean-François LAFONTAINE and Marguerite LAROCHE.

Jean-François JEAN dit DENIS died 16 October 1797 in Neuville, Portneuf, 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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Jean-François JEAN dit DENIS married

Josephte LAFONTAINE-- Date: 21 January 1754 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
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Josephte LAFONTAINE was the child of Jean-François LAFONTAINE and Marguerite LAROCHE

Children of Jean-François JEAN dit DENIS and Josephte LAFONTAINE:

Marie-Josephte JEAN dite DENIS (b.16 December 1754, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 11 October 1808, Deschambault, Lower Canada )
m. Paul NAULT 25 January 1773 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste DENIS dit JEAN (b.6 September 1764, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Françoise POTVIN (ARPIN) 5 June 1787 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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1728 Birth
24 June 1728
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Jean-François JEAN dit DENIS and Josephte LAFONTAINE 21 January 1754, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

He was 25 years old.

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte JEAN dite DENIS was born 16 December 1754, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-François was 26 years old.

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.

1764 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DENIS dit JEAN was born 6 September 1764, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-François was 36 years old.

1770 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josephte LAFONTAINE died 1 April 1770, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

1773 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte JEAN dite DENIS married 25 January 1773, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Paul NAULT

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste DENIS dit JEAN married 5 June 1787, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Marie-Françoise POTVIN (ARPIN)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 Death
16 October 1797
Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 69.

Added: 12/5/2014 9:09:16 AM - Updated: 12/14/2023 11:55:37 PM