Nicolas
JEAN dit DENIS (DENYS)
(b.
9 February 1708
,
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
d.
19 November 1778
,
Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Nicolas JEAN dit DENIS (DENYS) was born 9 February 1708 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Nicolas JEAN dit 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):
Nicolas married Marie-Anne BELAND 2 May 1736 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne BELAND was born 27 June 1705 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Marie-Anne died 21 June 1777 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Anne was the child of Mathurin BÉLAND and Anne CONSTANTINEAU.
Nicolas JEAN dit DENIS (DENYS) died 19 November 1778 in 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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