Nicolas CONSIGNY dit SANSFACON

(b. 24 January 1753 , Sainte-Marie, Canada, New France d. 10 February 1834 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )

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Nicolas CONSIGNY dit SANSFACON was born 24 January 1753 in Sainte-Marie, Canada, New France

Nicolas CONSIGNY dit SANSFACON was the child of François CONSIGNY dit SANSFACON and Marie-Louise DUCHARME and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre-Jacques REPOCHE dit DUCHARME and Marie-Madeleine MAROIS

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Nicolas married Radegonde VAILLANCOURT 25 October 1779 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Radegonde VAILLANCOURT was born abt. 1759 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Radegonde died 20 May 1837 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Radegonde was the child of Ignace VAILLANCOURT and Marie-Clothide PELLETIER.

Nicolas CONSIGNY dit SANSFACON died 10 February 1834 in Rivière-Ouelle, 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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Nicolas CONSIGNY dit SANSFACON married

Radegonde VAILLANCOURT-- Date: 25 October 1779 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
Radegonde VAILLANCOURT was the child of Ignace VAILLANCOURT and Marie-Clothide PELLETIER

Children of Nicolas CONSIGNY dit SANSFACON and Radegonde VAILLANCOURT:

Jean CONSIGNY dit SANSFACON (b.abt. 1783, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Josephte THERIAULT 24 October 1803 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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1753 Birth
24 January 1753
Sainte-Marie, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas CONSIGNY dit SANSFACON and Radegonde VAILLANCOURT 25 October 1779, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

He was 26 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

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

1803 Marriage of Child
Jean CONSIGNY dit SANSFACON married 24 October 1803, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Josephte THERIAULT

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England