Denis Jean

     He was christened there in Notre Dame Church. Denis was born in Taillebourg, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France.¹ Denis married Marie Pelletier, daughter of Nicolas Pelletier and Jeanne DeVoisy, on 30 August 1655 in ville de Quebec at the Basilica of Notre Dame.² Denis and Marie had children: Ignace [10/28/1656], Bertrand [1659], Joseph [12/__/1661-12/09/1714][m. 11/13/1696 Marie-Reneee Grenier], Marie Francoise [9/02/1664-12/20/1708], Nicolas [8/16/1667-2/21/1736][m. 1/07/1698 Marie-Madeleine Cliche], Etienne [10/27/1669], Catherine [10/20/1670-11/24/1689][m. 9/07/1688 Jean Baptiste Dubois], a son [9/21/1674-9/21/1674, Louis [11/19/1675-11/28/1747][m. 4/16/1705 Marie Michelle Perrin & 2nd 6/16/1732 Marie-Catherine Mezeray], Marie [1677-10/20/1689], Ignace [3/14/1679] & Marie Francoise Monique [1681-2/18/1758][m. 3/13/1703 Charles Norman & 2nd 2/04/1732 Guillaume Vinet].³ 1667, Denis and Marie were listed on the Canadian Census in Ste-Foy, ville de Quebec, Quebec, Canada. Enumerated in this household were Denis Jean [35 years], Marie Pelletier [no age given], Ignace [11 years], Joseph [8 years], Bertrand [6 years], Nicolas [1 month], Marie Jeanne [3 years], Anne Coupy [14 years] & Francoise [13 years].⁴ Denis departed this life circa 1681 in Cap-Rouge, ville de Quebec, Quebec, Canada.⁵