Marguerite
JAMES dite SANSOUCY
(b.
17 January 1715
,
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
d.
1 March 1782
,
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Marguerite JAMES dite SANSOUCY was born 17 January 1715 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Marguerite JAMES dite SANSOUCY was the child of William JAMES and Catherine LIMOUSIN and the grandchild of: (maternal) Hilaire LIMOUSIN dit BEAUFORT and Marie-Antoinette LEFEBVRESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marguerite married Joseph STEBBENS 18 November 1734 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Joseph STEBBENS was born 12 April 1699 in Deerfield, Massachusetts, USA (South Deerfield). Joseph died 23 April 1753 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Joseph was the child of John STEBBENS and Dorothee ALEXANDER.
Marguerite married (2) Jean-Baptiste MENARD 25 January 1761 in Chambly, Canada . Jean-Baptiste MENARD was born 1 October 1699 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Louis MENARD and Marie-Anne FEVRIER.
Marguerite JAMES dite SANSOUCY died 1 March 1782 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marguerite appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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