Ignace
DENIS dit JEAN
(b.
13 May 1754
,
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
d.
23 October 1828
,
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada
)
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Ignace DENIS dit JEAN was born 13 May 1754 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Ignace DENIS dit JEAN was the child of Ignace JEAN dit DENIS and Marie-Thérèse DROUIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph JEAN dit DENIS and Marie-Renee GARNIER (maternal) François DROUIN and Madeleine ROY dite AUDYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Ignace married Catherine DEFOY 8 February 1779 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine DEFOY was born 12 June 1756 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Catherine died 23 April 1831 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Catherine was the child of Augustin DEFOY and Catherine DROUIN.
Ignace DENIS dit JEAN died 23 October 1828 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada.
Details of the family tree of Ignace appear below.
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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