Joseph DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON

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6 October 1742 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

31 May 1802 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada

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Louis DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON Françoise-Louise VOLANT

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Born: 6 October 1742 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Father: Louis DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON

Mother: Françoise-Louise VOLANT

Paternal grandparents: Thomas DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON , Angélique BEGNIER (BESNIER)

Maternal grandparents: Jean-François VOLANT , Marguerite GODEFROY

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Joseph married Madeleine FAVREAU 16 January 1764 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine FAVREAU was born 26 April 1748 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Madeleine was the child of Richard FAVREAU and Marie-Madeleine LACOSTE dite LANGUEDOC.

Joseph married (2) Marguerite DUPUIS 23 September 1771 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite DUPUIS was born abt. 1754 Marguerite died 12 August 1832 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marguerite was the child of François DUPUIS (DUPUY) and Marguerite PRÉJEAN (PREGENT).

Joseph DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON died 31 May 1802 in Contrecœur, Lower 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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Joseph DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON married

Madeleine FAVREAU
Marriage date: 16 January 1764
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine FAVREAU was the child of Richard FAVREAU and Marie-Madeleine LACOSTE dite LANGUEDOC

Children of Joseph DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON and Madeleine FAVREAU

Joseph DUHAMEL

Born: 11 September 1769, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: abt. 1841, Beloeil, Canada East

Married: Marie-Reine CINQ-MARS 28 September 1789 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Joseph DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON married

Marguerite DUPUIS
Marriage date: 23 September 1771
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite DUPUIS was the child of François DUPUIS (DUPUY) and Marguerite PRÉJEAN (PREGENT)

Children of Joseph DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON and Marguerite DUPUIS

Jean-Baptiste DUHAMEL

Born: abt. 1772, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louise BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER, BOUTILLIER) 3 March 1794 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marie-Desanges DUHAMEL

Born: 29 October 1775, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 March 1854, Contrecœur, Canada East

Married: Toussaint LAMOUREUX 1 August 1803 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Augustin DUHAMEL

Born: 19 February 1794, Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Died: 18 March 1862, Saint-Simon, Bagot, Canada East

Married: Marguerite LABOSSIÈRE 10 January 1814 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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Birth — 1742
6 October 1742
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

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

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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON and Madeleine FAVREAU 16 January 1764, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 21 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Joseph DUHAMEL was born 11 September 1769, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Joseph was 26 years old.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON and Marguerite DUPUIS 23 September 1771, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 28 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Marie-Desanges DUHAMEL was born 29 October 1775, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Joseph was 33 years old.

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Marriage of Child
Joseph DUHAMEL married 28 September 1789, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Marie-Reine CINQ-MARS

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Birth of Child
Augustin DUHAMEL was born 19 February 1794, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Joseph was 51 years old.

1794 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste DUHAMEL married 3 March 1794, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Louise BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER, BOUTILLIER)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)