Charles DENIS dit ST-DENIS

(b. 6 October 1709 , Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 16 May 1775 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Charles DENIS dit ST-DENIS was born 6 October 1709 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France

Charles DENIS dit ST-DENIS was the child of Jacques DENIS dit ST-DENIS and Anne GAUTHIER and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre GAUTHIER dit SAGUINGOIRA and Marie-Charlotte ROUSSEL

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

Charles married Marie DANIS 17 January 1729 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie DANIS was born 3 January 1708 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie died 8 February 1733 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie was the child of Jean DANIS dit TOURANGEAU and Anne BADEL dite LAMARCHE.

Charles married (2) Elisabeth PICARD 14 January 1737 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Elisabeth PICARD was born 27 May 1718 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Elisabeth died 18 June 1798 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Elisabeth was the child of Jean-Gabriel PICARD and Madeleine-Angélique RAPIN.

Charles DENIS dit ST-DENIS died 16 May 1775 in Montréal, Province of Québec, 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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Charles DENIS dit ST-DENIS married

Marie DANIS-- Date: 17 January 1729 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie DANIS was the child of Jean DANIS dit TOURANGEAU and Anne BADEL dite LAMARCHE

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Children of Charles DENIS dit ST-DENIS and Marie DANIS:

Joseph-Jean-Baptiste ST-DENIS (b.21 April 1731, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 6 March 1794, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne-Agathe RAINVILLE 23 April 1759 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Charles DENIS dit ST-DENIS married

Elisabeth PICARD-- Date: 14 January 1737 Place: Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Elisabeth PICARD was the child of Jean-Gabriel PICARD and Madeleine-Angélique RAPIN

Children of Charles DENIS dit ST-DENIS and Elisabeth PICARD:

Catherine ST-DENIS (b.16 January 1744, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 13 December 1777, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Charles CITOLEUX dit LANGEVIN 21 January 1765 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Elisabeth ST-DENIS (b.26 August 1745, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Joseph GAUTHIER 6 February 1764 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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1709 Birth
6 October 1709
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1729 Marriage / Partner
Charles DENIS dit ST-DENIS and Marie DANIS 17 January 1729, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 19 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Joseph-Jean-Baptiste ST-DENIS was born 21 April 1731, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Charles was 21 years old.

1733 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie DANIS died 8 February 1733, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1737 Marriage / Partner
Charles DENIS dit ST-DENIS and Elisabeth PICARD 14 January 1737, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

He was 27 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Catherine ST-DENIS was born 16 January 1744, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Charles was 34 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Elisabeth ST-DENIS was born 26 August 1745, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Charles was 35 years old.

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

1759 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Jean-Baptiste ST-DENIS married 23 April 1759, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Anne-Agathe RAINVILLE

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 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth ST-DENIS married 6 February 1764, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Joseph GAUTHIER

1765 Marriage of Child
Catherine ST-DENIS married 21 January 1765, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Charles CITOLEUX dit LANGEVIN

1775 Death
16 May 1775
Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 65.

Added: 2/5/2015 2:32:57 PM - Updated: 4/16/2024 3:57:18 PM