Joseph LANGLOIS dit SANSOUCY

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9 March 1721 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

12 December 1784 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

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William JAMES Catherine LIMOUSIN

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Born: 9 March 1721 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: William JAMES

Mother: Catherine LIMOUSIN

Maternal grandparents: Hilaire LIMOUSIN dit BEAUFORT , Marie-Antoinette LEFEBVRE

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Joseph married Catherine SIMON dite LEONARD 23 November 1744 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Catherine SIMON dite LEONARD was born 5 January 1723 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Catherine died 24 December 1780 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Catherine was the child of Francois SIMON dit LEONARD and Suzanne CHAPERON.

Joseph LANGLOIS dit SANSOUCY died 12 December 1784 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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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Spouse & Children of Joseph LANGLOIS dit SANSOUCY

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Catherine SIMON dite LEONARD
Marriage date: 23 November 1744
Marriage place: Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France
Catherine SIMON dite LEONARD was the child of Francois SIMON dit LEONARD and Suzanne CHAPERON

Children of Joseph LANGLOIS dit SANSOUCY and Catherine SIMON dite LEONARD

Françoise LANGLOIS dite SANSOUCY

Born: 10 April 1750, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Pierre LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES 2 July 1770 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph-Marie LANGLOIS dit SANSOUCY

Born: 12 May 1755, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: 17 June 1846, Saint-Césaire, Canada East

Married: Marie-Josephte VADNAIS 15 November 1779 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

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Birth — 1721
9 March 1721
Montréal, Canada, New France

1744 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LANGLOIS dit SANSOUCY and Catherine SIMON dite LEONARD 23 November 1744 , Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

He was 23 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Françoise LANGLOIS dite SANSOUCY was born 10 April 1750, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Joseph was 29 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie LANGLOIS dit SANSOUCY was born 12 May 1755, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Joseph was 34 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 Marriage of Child
Françoise LANGLOIS dite SANSOUCY married 2 July 1770 , Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Pierre LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES

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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie LANGLOIS dit SANSOUCY married 15 November 1779, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Marie-Josephte VADNAIS