Jean-Baptiste VEL dit SANSOUCY

(b. abt. 1697 , Québec Province, Canada d. 12 March 1778 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste VEL dit SANSOUCY was born abt. 1697 in Québec Province, Canada

Jean-Baptiste VEL dit SANSOUCY was the child of Jean VEL dit SANSOUCY and Jeanne RAIMBAULT and the grandchild of: (maternal) Étienne RAIMBAULT and Jeanne RAIMBAULT

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie FOURNIER dite BELVAL 28 April 1723 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children. Marie FOURNIER dite BELVAL was born 8 February 1696 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Marie died 10 April 1762 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie was the child of Pierre FOURNIER and Marie ANCELIN.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Geneviève CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL 16 November 1763 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . Geneviève CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL was born 28 December 1685 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Geneviève died 4 January 1772 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Geneviève was the child of François CIRCÉ dit ST-MICHEL and Marie-Madeleine BERTHELOT.

Jean-Baptiste VEL dit SANSOUCY died 12 March 1778 in Saint-Ours, 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.

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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(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Jean-Baptiste VEL dit SANSOUCY

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Jean-Baptiste VEL dit SANSOUCY married

Marie FOURNIER dite BELVAL-- Date: 28 April 1723 Place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Marie FOURNIER dite BELVAL was the child of Pierre FOURNIER and Marie ANCELIN

Children of Jean-Baptiste VEL dit SANSOUCY and Marie FOURNIER dite BELVAL:

Josephte VEL dite SANSOUCY (b.3 October 1726, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 11 December 1780, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Alexis LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE 19 August 1748 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Madeleine VEL dite SANSOUCY (b.5 July 1728, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 14 October 1776, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Étienne PAPILLON 7 January 1750 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marguerite VEL dite SANSOUCY (b.14 March 1729, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 18 December 1758, Lanoraie, Canada, New France )
m. François DUBORD dit FONTAINE 3 February 1749 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Charlotte VEL dite SANSOUCY (b.29 September 1735, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 17 December 1769, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre MENARD 1 October 1753 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
m. Gabriel LEFEBVRE 17 January 1763 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jean-Baptiste VEL dit SANSOUCY married

Geneviève CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL-- Date: 16 November 1763 Place: Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL was the child of François CIRCÉ dit ST-MICHEL and Marie-Madeleine BERTHELOT

Children of Jean-Baptiste VEL dit SANSOUCY and Geneviève CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL:

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

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1723 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste VEL dit SANSOUCY and Marie FOURNIER dite BELVAL 28 April 1723, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

1726 Birth of Child
Josephte VEL dite SANSOUCY was born 3 October 1726, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1728 Birth of Child
Madeleine VEL dite SANSOUCY was born 5 July 1728, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

1729 Birth of Child
Marguerite VEL dite SANSOUCY was born 14 March 1729, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1735 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte VEL dite SANSOUCY was born 29 September 1735, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1748 Marriage of Child
Josephte VEL dite SANSOUCY married 19 August 1748, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Alexis LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE

1749 Marriage of Child
Marguerite VEL dite SANSOUCY married 3 February 1749, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to François DUBORD dit FONTAINE

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1750 Marriage of Child
Madeleine VEL dite SANSOUCY married 7 January 1750, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Étienne PAPILLON

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte VEL dite SANSOUCY married 1 October 1753, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Pierre MENARD

1758 Death of Child
Marguerite VEL dite SANSOUCY died 18 December 1758, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

1762 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie FOURNIER dite BELVAL died 10 April 1762, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste VEL dit SANSOUCY and Geneviève CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL 16 November 1763, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

1763 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte VEL dite SANSOUCY married 17 January 1763 , Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Gabriel LEFEBVRE

1769 Death of Child
Marie-Charlotte VEL dite SANSOUCY died 17 December 1769, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1772 Death of Spouse/Partner
Geneviève CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL died 4 January 1772, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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.