François MASSÉ dit SANCERRE

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abt. 1706 , Chambly, Canada, New France

Died

March 1754 , Chambly, Canada, New France

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Jean-Baptiste MASSÉ dit SANCERRE Marie BEAUDET

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Born: abt. 1706 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste MASSÉ dit SANCERRE

Mother: Marie BEAUDET

Maternal grandparents: Laurent BEAUDET , Marguerite-Louise CREVIER

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François married Madeleine ROBERT 8 November 1728 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Madeleine ROBERT was born 23 June 1713 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Madeleine died 19 September 1781 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Madeleine was the child of Prudent ROBERT and Marie-Madeleine FAFARD dite DELORME.

François MASSÉ dit SANCERRE died March 1754 in Chambly, Canada, New France .
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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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François MASSÉ dit SANCERRE married

Madeleine ROBERT
Marriage date: 8 November 1728
Marriage place: Chambly, Canada, New France
Madeleine ROBERT was the child of Prudent ROBERT and Marie-Madeleine FAFARD dite DELORME

Children of François MASSÉ dit SANCERRE and Madeleine ROBERT

Pierre MASSE

Born: 1 October 1733, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 14 February 1789, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Anne GIRARD 16 June 1755 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Jacques MASSE

Born: 26 March 1738, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 26 February 1810, Chambly, Lower Canada

Married: Josephe LAVOIE 30 June 1758 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Josephte MASSÉ

Born: 9 July 1746, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 29 August 1765, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste STEBBENS (STEBENNE) 15 February 1762 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marguerite-Helene MASSÉ

Born: 2 March 1751, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 8 August 1812, Beloeil, Lower Canada

Married: Louis DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE 25 January 1768 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France