Jean-Baptiste DENIS dit JEAN

(b. 6 September 1764 , Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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Jean-Baptiste DENIS dit JEAN was born 6 September 1764 in Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste DENIS dit JEAN was the child of Jean-François JEAN dit DENIS and Josephte LAFONTAINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-François JEAN dit DENIS and Anne-Felicite GAUVIN (maternal) Jean-François LAFONTAINE and Marguerite LAROCHE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Françoise POTVIN (ARPIN) 5 June 1787 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Françoise POTVIN (ARPIN) was born 13 February 1764 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Françoise was the child of René-Guillaume HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN and Thérèse BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE.

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-Baptiste DENIS dit JEAN married

Marie-Françoise POTVIN (ARPIN)-- Date: 5 June 1787 Place: Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Françoise POTVIN (ARPIN) was the child of René-Guillaume HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN and Thérèse BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE

Children of Jean-Baptiste DENIS dit JEAN and Marie-Françoise POTVIN (ARPIN):

Marie-Victoire DENIS (b.16 November 1793, Contrecœur, Lower Canada d. 31 October 1829, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Honore TREMBLAY 4 October 1825 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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1764 Birth
6 September 1764
Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada

1787 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DENIS dit JEAN and Marie-Françoise POTVIN (ARPIN) 5 June 1787, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 22 years old.

1793 Birth of Child
Marie-Victoire DENIS was born 16 November 1793, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

Added: 12/14/2023 11:55:37 PM - Updated: 12/14/2023 11:57:51 PM