François
VEL dit SANSOUCY
(b.
15 July 1704
,
Contrecœur, Canada, New France
d.
20 January 1777
,
Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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François VEL dit SANSOUCY was born 15 July 1704 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France
François VEL dit SANSOUCY was the child of Jean VEL dit SANSOUCY and Jeanne RAIMBAULT and the grandchild of: (maternal) Étienne RAIMBAULT and Jeanne RAIMBAULTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
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 .
Details of the family tree of François 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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