René GODU dit SANSCHAGRIN

Born

14 September 1699 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

11 June 1767 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

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Yves-Pierre GODU dit SANSOUCY Jeanne CHOQUET

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Born: 14 September 1699 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Father: Yves-Pierre GODU dit SANSOUCY

Mother: Jeanne CHOQUET

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas CHOQUET dit CHAMPAGNE , Anne JULIEN

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René married Françoise TETREAULT dite DUCHARME 9 February 1723 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Françoise TETREAULT dite DUCHARME was born abt. 1706 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Françoise died 3 December 1769 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Françoise was the child of Joseph-Marie TETREAU (TETREAULT) dit DUCHARME and Anne-Marie JARRET dite BEAUREGARD.

René GODU dit SANSCHAGRIN died 11 June 1767 in Varennes, 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 René GODU dit SANSCHAGRIN

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René GODU dit SANSCHAGRIN married

Françoise TETREAULT dite DUCHARME
Marriage date: 9 February 1723
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Françoise TETREAULT dite DUCHARME was the child of Joseph-Marie TETREAU (TETREAULT) dit DUCHARME and Anne-Marie JARRET dite BEAUREGARD

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of René GODU dit SANSCHAGRIN and Françoise TETREAULT dite DUCHARME

Joseph GODU

Born: 13 June 1724, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 5 April 1801, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Madeleine GOULET 30 September 1748 Place: Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Married: Marie-Josephe MESSIER 30 June 1790 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marie-Anne GODU

Born: 3 July 1726, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Joseph MESSIER 22 April 1743 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Amable GODU

Born: abt. 1727, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jacques COURTEMANCHE 5 March 1753 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Augustin GODU

Born: 16 April 1728, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 3 April 1790, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Anne MAGUET (MAILLET) 4 February 1755 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste GODU

Born: 23 July 1731 , Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Madeleine LUSSIER 22 January 1759 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Françoise GODU

Born: 1 September 1735, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 26 February 1815, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre HÉBERT 27 April 1756 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Gabriel GODU

Born: 10 January 1740, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 30 April 1809, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Joseph GODU

Born: 11 May 1742, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Charlotte BROUSSEAU dite LAFLEUR 18 February 1765 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Judith GODU dite SANSCHAGRIN

Born: 12 June 1744, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 16 March 1802, Vaudreuil, Lower Canada

Catherine GODU

Born: 27 February 1751, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 30 October 1820, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1699
14 September 1699
Varennes, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1723 Marriage / Partner
René GODU dit SANSCHAGRIN and Françoise TETREAULT dite DUCHARME 9 February 1723, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 23 years old.

1724 Birth of Child
Joseph GODU was born 13 June 1724, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

René was 24 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GODU was born 3 July 1726, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

René was 26 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Augustin GODU was born 16 April 1728, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

René was 28 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GODU was born 23 July 1731 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

René was 31 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Françoise GODU was born 1 September 1735, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

René was 35 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Gabriel GODU was born 10 January 1740, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

René was 40 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Joseph GODU was born 11 May 1742, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

René was 42 years old.

1743 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne GODU married 22 April 1743, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Joseph MESSIER

1744 Birth of Child
Judith GODU dite SANSCHAGRIN was born 12 June 1744, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

René was 44 years old.

1748 Marriage of Child
Joseph GODU married 30 September 1748, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Marie-Madeleine GOULET

1751 Birth of Child
Catherine GODU was born 27 February 1751, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

René was 51 years old.

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Marie-Amable GODU married 5 March 1753, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Jacques COURTEMANCHE

1755 Marriage of Child
Augustin GODU married 4 February 1755, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Anne MAGUET (MAILLET)

1756 Marriage of Child
Françoise GODU married 27 April 1756, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Pierre HÉBERT

1759 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GODU married 22 January 1759 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Marie-Madeleine LUSSIER

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Joseph GODU married 18 February 1765, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Charlotte BROUSSEAU dite LAFLEUR