Francois
GIRARD dit SANSCHAGRIN
(b.
11 April 1753
,
Fort St-Frédéric, Fort Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada
d.
13 April 1819
,
Longueuil, Lower Canada
)
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Francois GIRARD dit SANSCHAGRIN was born 11 April 1753 in Fort St-Frédéric, Fort Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada
Francois GIRARD dit SANSCHAGRIN was the child of Charles GIRARD dit SANSCHAGRIN and Catherine RENAUD and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean RENAUD and Françoise-Marie AUGER dite BARONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Francois married Marie-Jeanne MENARD 12 June 1775 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Jeanne MENARD was born 24 September 1760 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Jeanne was the child of Rene MENARD dit FONTAINE and Jeanne-Therese LETOURNEAU.
Francois GIRARD dit SANSCHAGRIN died 13 April 1819 in Longueuil, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Francois appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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