René DUCHESNEAU dit SANSREGRET

(b. abt. 1669 , France d. 9 May 1740 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France )

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René DUCHESNEAU dit SANSREGRET was born abt. 1669 in France

René DUCHESNEAU dit SANSREGRET was the child of ? and ?

René was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1695.

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

René married Jeanne GUERIN 14 February 1695 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Jeanne GUERIN was born 26 November 1676 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Jeanne died 18 March 1743 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Jeanne was the child of Clement GUERIN and Perrine COIRIER.

René DUCHESNEAU dit SANSREGRET died 9 May 1740 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France .

son of Pierre Duchesneau and Charlotte Roy

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Occupation

René DUCHESNEAU dit SANSREGRET was a soldat et macon.
The maçon, or mason, was a person who worked in stone or brick construction. Also known as a brick mason, stone mason or bricklayer, the mason was a craftsman who laid bricks to construct brickwork, or who laid any combination of stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or similar pieces.
Source: tfcq.ca

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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