Charlotte VEL dite SANSOUCY

Born

18 February 1719 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

17 March 1798 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Jean VEL dit SANSOUCY Jeanne RAIMBAULT

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Born: 18 February 1719 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Father: Jean VEL dit SANSOUCY

Mother: Jeanne RAIMBAULT

Maternal grandparents: Étienne RAIMBAULT , Jeanne RAIMBAULT

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Charlotte married Louis GIGUÈRE 1 February 1745 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Louis GIGUÈRE was born 15 January 1718 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France. Louis was the child of Louis GIGUERE and Élisabeth DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS.

Charlotte VEL dite SANSOUCY died 17 March 1798 in Yamaska, Lower Canada .
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Charlotte VEL dite SANSOUCY married

Louis GIGUÈRE
Marriage date: 1 February 1745
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Louis GIGUÈRE was the child of Louis GIGUERE and Élisabeth DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS

Children of Louis GIGUÈRE and Charlotte VEL dite SANSOUCY

Élisabeth-Isabelle GIGUÈRE

Born: 29 November 1746, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: François PÉTRIN 22 February 1773 Place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Jeanne GIGUERE

Born: 6 January 1750, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste CANTARA 22 January 1770 Place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne GIGUERE dite DESPINS

Born: 20 February 1757, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Pierre BLETTE dit GAZAILLE 26 November 1781 Place: Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1719
18 February 1719
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

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

1745 Marriage / Partner
Charlotte VEL dite SANSOUCY and Louis GIGUÈRE 1 February 1745, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

She was 25 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Élisabeth-Isabelle GIGUÈRE was born 29 November 1746, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Charlotte was 27 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Jeanne GIGUERE was born 6 January 1750, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Charlotte was 30 years old.

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

1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GIGUERE dite DESPINS was born 20 February 1757, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Charlotte was 38 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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Marie-Jeanne GIGUERE married 22 January 1770, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste CANTARA

1773 Marriage of Child
Élisabeth-Isabelle GIGUÈRE married 22 February 1773, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada to François PÉTRIN

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1781 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne GIGUERE dite DESPINS married 26 November 1781, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada to Pierre BLETTE dit GAZAILLE

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)