Marguerite DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON

Born

25 September 1734 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

17 May 1769 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Marguerite married Antoine FOISY dit LAFRENIERE 4 February 1754 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine FOISY dit LAFRENIERE was born 1 July 1723 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France. Antoine died 5 January 1797 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada . Antoine was the child of Jacques FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marie-Charlotte VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ .

Parents & Family of Marguerite DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON

Parents of Marguerite DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON

Father

Louis DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON

Mother

Françoise-Louise VOLANT

Grandparents of Marguerite DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON

Paternal grandparents

Thomas DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON Angélique BEGNIER (BESNIER)

Maternal grandparents

Jean-François VOLANT Marguerite GODEFROY

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON

Marguerite DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON married

Antoine FOISY dit LAFRENIERE
Marriage date: 4 February 1754
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Antoine FOISY dit LAFRENIERE was the child of Jacques FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marie-Charlotte VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ

Children of Antoine FOISY dit LAFRENIERE and Marguerite DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON

Antoine FOISY

Born: 13 October 1760, L'Assomption, Canada
Died: 17 November 1841, L'Assomption, Canada East

Married: Marie-Claire MIVILLE 5 November 1781 Place: Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1734
25 September 1734
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON and Antoine FOISY dit LAFRENIERE 4 February 1754, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

She was 19 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Antoine FOISY was born 13 October 1760, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marguerite was 26 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.