François DUHAMEL dit SANSFACON

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12 May 1805 , Beloeil, Lower Canada

Died

16 January 1882 ,

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Joseph DUHAMEL Marie-Reine CINQ-MARS

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Born: 12 May 1805 in Beloeil, Lower Canada

Father: Joseph DUHAMEL

Mother: Marie-Reine CINQ-MARS

Paternal grandparents: Joseph DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON , Madeleine FAVREAU

Maternal grandparents: Charles GOBELIN dit CINQ-MARS , Angelique ISABEL

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François married Marie-Clotilde BROUILLETTE 26 January 1836 in Chambly, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Clotilde BROUILLETTE was born abt. 1815 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Clotilde died 25 September 1851 in Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada. Marie-Clotilde was the child of Julien BROUILLETTE dit BERNARD and Catherine VADNAIS.

François DUHAMEL dit SANSFACON died 16 January 1882
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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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Spouse & Children of François DUHAMEL dit SANSFACON

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François DUHAMEL dit SANSFACON married

Marie-Clotilde BROUILLETTE
Marriage date: 26 January 1836
Marriage place: Chambly, Lower Canada
Marie-Clotilde BROUILLETTE was the child of Julien BROUILLETTE dit BERNARD and Catherine VADNAIS

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Children of François DUHAMEL dit SANSFACON and Marie-Clotilde BROUILLETTE

Theophile DUHAMEL

Born: May 1847, , Canada
Died: 31 March 1919, Waterbury, Connecticut, USA

Married: Roselda BERNARD 5 April 1880 Place: Nashua, New Hampshire, USA (Dunstable)

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Birth — 1805
12 May 1805
Beloeil, Lower Canada

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

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)

1836 Marriage / Partner
François DUHAMEL dit SANSFACON and Marie-Clotilde BROUILLETTE 26 January 1836, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 30 years old.

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1847 Birth of Child
Theophile DUHAMEL was born May 1847, , Canada

François was 41 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)