Catherine CHARPENTIER dite SANSFAÇON

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24 February 1692 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

7 January 1770 , Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Denis CHARPENTIER dit SANSFAÇON Marie-Anne DESPERNAY

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Born: 24 February 1692 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Father: Denis CHARPENTIER dit SANSFAÇON

Mother: Marie-Anne DESPERNAY

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Catherine married Daniel-Louis COUTU (COTTU) 22 November 1717 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Daniel-Louis COUTU (COTTU) was born 20 January 1696 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Daniel-Louis died abt. 1790 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Daniel-Louis was the child of François COUTU (COTTU) and Louise LESIEGE.

Catherine CHARPENTIER dite SANSFAÇON died 7 January 1770 in Lanoraie, Province of Québec, 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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Spouse & Children of Catherine CHARPENTIER dite SANSFAÇON

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Catherine CHARPENTIER dite SANSFAÇON married

Daniel-Louis COUTU (COTTU)
Marriage date: 22 November 1717
Marriage place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Daniel-Louis COUTU (COTTU) was the child of François COUTU (COTTU) and Louise LESIEGE

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Children:

René Coutu 1719-1781

Marie-Charlotte Coutu 1720-1797

Jacques Coutu 1722-1799

Jean-Baptiste Coutu 1724-1788

Marie-Louise Coutu 1726-1778

Pierre-Daniel-Louis Coutu 1728-1792

Catherine Coutu 1730-1762

Paul Coutu 1737-

Children of Daniel-Louis COUTU (COTTU) and Catherine CHARPENTIER dite SANSFAÇON

René COUTU

Born: 30 January 1719, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Died: 14 February 1781, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marguerite BRISARD (BRIZARD dite ST-GERMAIN) 28 January 1749 Place: Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Marie-Charlotte COUTU (COTTU)

Born: 29 October 1720, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Died: 19 December 1797, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE 5 November 1742 Place: Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Jacques COUTU

Born: 22 May 1722, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Died: 22 June 1799, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise BRISARD (BRIZARD dite ST-GERMAIN) 15 March 1748 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jean-Baptiste COUTU (COTTU)

Born: 26 March 1724, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Died: 2 April 1788, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Thérèse CAYA (CAILLA) 19 November 1756 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Marie-Louise COUTU

Born: 3 April 1726, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Died: 23 March 1778, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste PLANTE 7 February 1752 Place: Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Pierre-Daniel-Louis COUTU

Born: 4 January 1728, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Died: 20 January 1792, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Agathe FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE 26 May 1755 Place: Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Married: Francoise FLEURY 9 April 1764 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Catherine COUTU (COTTU)

Born: 1 February 1730, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Died: 26 January 1762, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada*

Married: Antoine MARSAN 25 April 1757 Place: Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

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Birth — 1692
24 February 1692
Varennes, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Marriage / Partner
Catherine CHARPENTIER dite SANSFAÇON and Daniel-Louis COUTU (COTTU) 22 November 1717, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

She was 25 years old.

1719 Birth of Child
René COUTU was born 30 January 1719, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 26 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1720 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte COUTU (COTTU) was born 29 October 1720, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 28 years old.

1722 Birth of Child
Jacques COUTU was born 22 May 1722, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 30 years old.

1724 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste COUTU (COTTU) was born 26 March 1724, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 32 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise COUTU was born 3 April 1726, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 34 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Pierre-Daniel-Louis COUTU was born 4 January 1728, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 35 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine COUTU (COTTU) was born 1 February 1730, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 37 years old.

1742 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte COUTU (COTTU) married 5 November 1742 , Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Jean-Baptiste CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE

1748 Marriage of Child
Jacques COUTU married 15 March 1748, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Marie-Louise BRISARD (BRIZARD dite ST-GERMAIN)

1749 Marriage of Child
René COUTU married 28 January 1749, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph) to Marguerite BRISARD (BRIZARD dite ST-GERMAIN)

1752 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise COUTU married 7 February 1752, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Jean-Baptiste PLANTE

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

1755 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Daniel-Louis COUTU married 26 May 1755, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph) to Agathe FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE

1756 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste COUTU (COTTU) married 19 November 1756, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Thérèse CAYA (CAILLA)

1757 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine COUTU (COTTU) married 25 April 1757 , Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to Antoine MARSAN

1762 Death of Child
Marie-Catherine COUTU (COTTU) died 26 January 1762, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Catherine was 69 years old.

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 of Child
Pierre-Daniel-Louis COUTU married 9 April 1764, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Francoise FLEURY

Death — 1770
7 January 1770
Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 77.

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