Marie-Reine CONTRE dite SANSOUCY
Married: Pierre GENEREUX 8 November 1779 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
François
CONTRE dit SANSOUCY
Born
abt. 1731
,
France
Died
14 December 1796
,
Berthierville, Lower Canada
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Born: abt. 1731 in France
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François married Marie-Marguerite TESSIER 14 October 1760 in Berthierville, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Marguerite TESSIER was born 20 August 1740 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France. Marie-Marguerite died 26 January 1797 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . Marie-Marguerite was the child of Ignace TESSIER and Geneviève FORCIER.
François CONTRE dit SANSOUCY died 14 December 1796 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .
son of Pierre Contre and Marguerite Forget
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Recorded occupation: Soldat
The soldat, or soldier, is the first military rank in the army, at the first level of military hierarchy.
Some of the first soldiers to set foot on Canadian soil were French or English men, hired by companies engaged in exploration or the fur trade. These companies were responsible for all costs associated with the soldiers: recruitment, overseas travel, equipment, maintenance and salary. The soldiers were responsible for protecting the expeditions and their interests.
Source: tfcq.ca
A Soldier's Tale: Life as a Soldat in 18th Century New France
Some of the first soldiers to set foot on Canadian soil were French or English men, hired by companies engaged in exploration or the fur trade. These companies were responsible for all costs associated with the soldiers: recruitment, overseas travel, equipment, maintenance and salary. The soldiers were responsible for protecting the expeditions and their interests.
Source: tfcq.ca
A Soldier's Tale: Life as a Soldat in 18th Century New France
Spouse & Children of François CONTRE dit SANSOUCY
François CONTRE dit SANSOUCY married Marie-Marguerite TESSIER
Marriage date: 14 October 1760
Marriage place: Berthierville, Canada
Marie-Marguerite TESSIER was the child of Ignace TESSIER and Geneviève FORCIER
Marie-Marguerite TESSIERMarriage date: 14 October 1760
Marriage place: Berthierville, Canada
Marie-Marguerite TESSIER was the child of Ignace TESSIER and Geneviève FORCIER
Children of François CONTRE dit SANSOUCY and Marie-Marguerite TESSIER
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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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1760 Marriage / PartnerFrançois CONTRE dit SANSOUCY and Marie-Marguerite TESSIER 14 October 1760, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
1762 Birth of ChildMarie-Reine CONTRE dite SANSOUCY was born 26 February 1762, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
1779 Marriage of ChildMarie-Reine CONTRE dite SANSOUCY married 8 November 1779, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada to Pierre GENEREUX
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 179614 December 1796
Berthierville, Lower Canada
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