François VEL dit SANSOUCY

Born

15 July 1704 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

20 January 1777 , Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean VEL dit SANSOUCY Jeanne RAIMBAULT

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Born: 15 July 1704 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Father: Jean VEL dit SANSOUCY

Mother: Jeanne RAIMBAULT

Maternal grandparents: Étienne RAIMBAULT , Jeanne RAIMBAULT

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François married Marie-Josephe CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE 1 March 1734 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephe CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE was born abt. 1719 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Josephe died 23 September 1769 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Josephe was the child of André CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIERE and Marie-Anne CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE.

François VEL dit SANSOUCY died 20 January 1777 in Contrecœur, 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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François VEL dit SANSOUCY married

Marie-Josephe CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE
Marriage date: 1 March 1734
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE was the child of André CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIERE and Marie-Anne CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE

Children of François VEL dit SANSOUCY and Marie-Josephe CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE

Joseph VEL dit SANSOUCY

Born: 18 July 1736, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne PICHET dite DUPRÉ 5 July 1773 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada

Agathe-Catherine VEL dite SANSOUCY

Born: 14 February 1753, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Philippe CHARBONNIER dit ST-LAURENT 3 November 1771 Place: Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1704
15 July 1704
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1734 Marriage / Partner
François VEL dit SANSOUCY and Marie-Josephe CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE 1 March 1734, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 29 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Joseph VEL dit SANSOUCY was born 18 July 1736, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

François was 32 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Agathe-Catherine VEL dite SANSOUCY was born 14 February 1753, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

François was 48 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.

1769 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephe CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE died 23 September 1769, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

1771 Marriage of Child
Agathe-Catherine VEL dite SANSOUCY married 3 November 1771, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada to Philippe CHARBONNIER dit ST-LAURENT

1773 Marriage of Child
Joseph VEL dit SANSOUCY married 5 July 1773, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne PICHET dite DUPRÉ

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.