Denis SERRE dit ST-JEAN

(b. 31 July 1710 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 27 November 1789 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Denis SERRE dit ST-JEAN was born 31 July 1710 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Denis SERRE dit ST-JEAN was the child of André SERRE dit ST-JEAN and Marie-Anne BOILARD and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean BOILARD (BOISLARD) and Jeanne MARANDEAU (MARANDA)

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

Denis married Veronique MORISSEAU 21 February 1735 in Repentigny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Veronique MORISSEAU was born 29 April 1712 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Veronique died 8 January 1807 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada. Veronique was the child of Pierre MORISSEAU and Catherine CAILLONNEAU.

Denis SERRE dit ST-JEAN died 27 November 1789 in Saint-Laurent, 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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Denis SERRE dit ST-JEAN married

Veronique MORISSEAU-- Date: 21 February 1735 Place: Repentigny, Canada, New France
Veronique MORISSEAU was the child of Pierre MORISSEAU and Catherine CAILLONNEAU

Children of Denis SERRE dit ST-JEAN and Veronique MORISSEAU:

Jean-Baptiste SERRE dit ST-JEAN (b.15 December 1740, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 8 September 1830, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada)
m. Madeleine FRETE 16 January 1769 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Marie-Amable SERRE dite ST-JEAN (b.abt. 1744, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste GAILLARD 25 January 1762 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Toussaint SERRE dit ST-JEAN (b.13 July 1747, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Anne GUITARD 18 April 1796 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

François SERRE dit ST-JEAN (b.9 January 1749, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marguerite GIRARD 29 January 1776 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
m. Marie-Marguerite MALAIRE 27 November 1780 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph SERRE dit ST-JEAN (b.22 January 1752, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Therese SÉGUIN 28 October 1782 in Detroit, Michigan, USA

Catherine SERRE dite ST-JEAN (b.30 July 1754, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Joseph PAPINEAU 13 February 1775 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Veronique SERRE dite ST-JEAN (b.6 March 1756, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 21 August 1832, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre LEMAY 9 October 1775 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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1710 Birth
31 July 1710
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

1735 Marriage / Partner
Denis SERRE dit ST-JEAN and Veronique MORISSEAU 21 February 1735, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

He was 24 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste SERRE dit ST-JEAN was born 15 December 1740, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Denis was 30 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Toussaint SERRE dit ST-JEAN was born 13 July 1747, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Denis was 36 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
François SERRE dit ST-JEAN was born 9 January 1749, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Denis was 38 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Joseph SERRE dit ST-JEAN was born 22 January 1752, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Denis was 41 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Catherine SERRE dite ST-JEAN was born 30 July 1754, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Denis was 44 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Veronique SERRE dite ST-JEAN was born 6 March 1756, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Denis was 45 years old.

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie-Amable SERRE dite ST-JEAN married 25 January 1762, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste GAILLARD

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.

1769 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste SERRE dit ST-JEAN married 16 January 1769 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada to Madeleine FRETE

1775 Marriage of Child
Catherine SERRE dite ST-JEAN married 13 February 1775, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada to Joseph PAPINEAU

1775 Marriage of Child
Veronique SERRE dite ST-JEAN married 9 October 1775, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada to Pierre LEMAY

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.

1776 Marriage of Child
François SERRE dit ST-JEAN married 29 January 1776, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marguerite GIRARD

1780 Marriage of Child
François SERRE dit ST-JEAN married 27 November 1780, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Marguerite MALAIRE

1782 Marriage of Child
Joseph SERRE dit ST-JEAN married 28 October 1782 , Detroit, Michigan, USA to Therese SÉGUIN

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)