Marie-Louise DESCENT dite SANSPITIÉ

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abt. 1700 , Québec Province, Canada

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Raphael DESCENT dit SANSPITIÉ Anne BOURCIER

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Born: abt. 1700 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Raphael DESCENT dit SANSPITIÉ

Mother: Anne BOURCIER

Maternal grandparents: Jean BOURCIER dit LAVIGNE , Marie-Marthe THIBODEAU

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Marie-Louise married Francois EMARD (AYMARD) 19 November 1736 in Châteauguay, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francois EMARD (AYMARD) was born 20 October 1707 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Francois died 27 November 1743 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Francois was the child of Pierre EMARD (AYMARD) and Marie LALANDE.

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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Marie-Louise DESCENT dite SANSPITIÉ married

Francois EMARD (AYMARD)
Marriage date: 19 November 1736
Marriage place: Châteauguay, Canada, New France
Francois EMARD (AYMARD) was the child of Pierre EMARD (AYMARD) and Marie LALANDE

Children of Francois EMARD (AYMARD) and Marie-Louise DESCENT dite SANSPITIÉ

Louise EMARD (AYMARD)

Born: 4 October 1737, Châteauguay, Canada, New France
Died: 11 June 1799, Châteauguay, Lower Canada

Married: Paul PRIMEAU 20 February 1759 Place: Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

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1736 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise DESCENT dite SANSPITIÉ and Francois EMARD (AYMARD) 19 November 1736, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)