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 LEFEBVRE

Spouse(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 .
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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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Family and Children of Marguerite JAMES dite SANSOUCY

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Marguerite JAMES dite SANSOUCY married

Joseph STEBBENS-- Date: 18 November 1734 Place: Chambly, Canada, New France
Joseph STEBBENS was the child of John STEBBENS and Dorothee ALEXANDER

Children of Joseph STEBBENS and Marguerite JAMES dite SANSOUCY:

Joseph STEBENNE (b.20 November 1735, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 20 April 1796, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Barbe VALLIERE (VALLIERES) 17 November 1760 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)
m. Marie-Amable BOMBARDIER 7 January 1767 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Baptiste STEBBENS (STEBENNE) (b.22 March 1739, Chambly, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Josephte MASSÉ 15 February 1762 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Pierre STEBENNE (b.26 July 1746, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 8 June 1816, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Suzanne DAVIGNON dite BEAUREGARD 26 October 1772 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Louis-Amable STEBBENS (STEBENNE) (b.28 February 1749, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 18 October 1809, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Desanges MAILLOT 20 September 1773 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marguerite JAMES dite SANSOUCY married

Jean-Baptiste MENARD-- Date: 25 January 1761 Place: Chambly, Canada
Jean-Baptiste MENARD was the child of Louis MENARD and Marie-Anne FEVRIER

Children of Jean-Baptiste MENARD and Marguerite JAMES dite SANSOUCY:

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1715 Birth
17 January 1715
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1734 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite JAMES dite SANSOUCY and Joseph STEBBENS 18 November 1734 , Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 19 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Joseph STEBENNE was born 20 November 1735, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marguerite was 20 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste STEBBENS (STEBENNE) was born 22 March 1739, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marguerite was 24 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Pierre STEBENNE was born 26 July 1746, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marguerite was 31 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Louis-Amable STEBBENS (STEBENNE) was born 28 February 1749, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marguerite was 34 years old.

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

1753 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph STEBBENS died 23 April 1753, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

1760 Marriage of Child
Joseph STEBENNE married 17 November 1760, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Marie-Barbe VALLIERE (VALLIERES)

1761 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite JAMES dite SANSOUCY and Jean-Baptiste MENARD 25 January 1761 , Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 46 years old.

1762 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste STEBBENS (STEBENNE) married 15 February 1762, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marie-Josephte MASSÉ

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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Joseph STEBENNE married 7 January 1767, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marie-Amable BOMBARDIER

1772 Marriage of Child
Pierre STEBENNE married 26 October 1772, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marie-Suzanne DAVIGNON dite BEAUREGARD

1773 Marriage of Child
Louis-Amable STEBBENS (STEBENNE) married 20 September 1773, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marie-Desanges MAILLOT

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.