Geneviève JEAN dite DENIS

(b. 21 April 1731 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 15 September 1779 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Geneviève JEAN dite DENIS was born 21 April 1731 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Geneviève JEAN dite DENIS was the child of Joseph-Marie JEAN dit DENIS and Agnès DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph JEAN dit DENIS and Marie-Renee GARNIER (maternal) Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Renee LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)

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Geneviève married Joseph PLANTE 13 July 1750 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph PLANTE was born 19 November 1725 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Joseph died 5 April 1789 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Joseph was the child of Joseph PLANTE and Thérèse DÉSORCY.

Geneviève JEAN dite DENIS died 15 September 1779 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, 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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Geneviève JEAN dite DENIS married

Joseph PLANTE-- Date: 13 July 1750 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Joseph PLANTE was the child of Joseph PLANTE and Thérèse DÉSORCY

Children of Joseph PLANTE and Geneviève JEAN dite DENIS:

Joseph PLANTE (b.7 January 1760, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Angelique BANLIAC 25 November 1782 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Geneviève PLANTE (b.26 December 1770, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 June 1832, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada )
m. Michel BRISSET (BRISSETTE) 24 October 1796 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

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1731 Birth
21 April 1731
Sorel, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève JEAN dite DENIS and Joseph PLANTE 13 July 1750, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

She was 19 years old.

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

1760 Birth of Child
Joseph PLANTE was born 7 January 1760, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Geneviève was 28 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.

1770 Birth of Child
Geneviève PLANTE was born 26 December 1770, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Geneviève was 39 years old.

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.