Jacques AMELOT dit SANSPEUR

(b. abt. 1669 , Dieppe, France d. 7 September 1729 , Québec, Canada, New France )

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Jacques AMELOT dit SANSPEUR was born abt. 1669 in Dieppe, France

Jacques AMELOT dit SANSPEUR was the child of ? and ?

Jacques was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1698.

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

Jacques married Marie-Angélique GODIN 12 May 1698 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Angélique GODIN was born 24 June 1677 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marie-Angélique died 13 February 1718 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Angélique was the child of Charles GODIN (GAUDIN) and Marie BOUCHER.

Jacques married (2) Marie-Elisabeth MARIER (LEMARIÉ) 27 November 1719 in Québec, Canada, New France . Marie-Elisabeth MARIER (LEMARIÉ) was born 30 March 1671 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Elisabeth died 12 March 1751 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Elisabeth was the child of Jacques MARIER (LEMARIÉ) and Marie MORIN.

Jacques AMELOT dit SANSPEUR died 7 September 1729 in Québec, Canada, New France .

son of Jacques Amelot and Marguerite Patin

Details of the family tree of Jacques appear below.

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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