Catherine-Helene SEL dite SANSQUARTIER

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26 October 1761 , Chambly, Canada

Died

2 December 1807 , Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste SEL dit SANSQUATIER (LACELLE)Marie-Josephe SOREL dite LANDRENAULT

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Born: 26 October 1761 in Chambly, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste SEL dit SANSQUATIER (LACELLE)

Mother: Marie-Josephe SOREL dite LANDRENAULT

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste SOREL dit LANDRENAULT , Josephe VIAU

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Catherine-Helene married Joseph DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE 16 February 1778 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Joseph DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE was born 4 March 1741 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Joseph died 17 May 1801 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Joseph was the child of Joseph DEMERS and Marie-Josephe-Therese POIRIER.

Catherine-Helene SEL dite SANSQUARTIER died 2 December 1807 in Saint-Luc, Lower 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 Catherine-Helene SEL dite SANSQUARTIER

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Catherine-Helene SEL dite SANSQUARTIER married

Joseph DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE
Marriage date: 16 February 1778
Marriage place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Joseph DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE was the child of Joseph DEMERS and Marie-Josephe-Therese POIRIER

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

Children of Joseph DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE and Catherine-Helene SEL dite SANSQUARTIER

Toussaint DEMERS

Born: 19 October 1779, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 May 1831, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte DUPUIS (DUPUY) 6 July 1801 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Antoine DEMERS

Born: 13 June 1781, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 January 1845, Saint-Luc, Canada East

Married: Marie-Josephe PAQUIN 4 February 1805 Place: Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine DEMERS

Born: 5 June 1783, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 June 1783, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Madeleine DEMERS

Born: 29 October 1784, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean Baptiste CHEVALIER 5 August 1805 Place: Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Louis DEMERS

Born: 1 October 1786, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 August 1855, St Anne, Kankakee, Illinois, USA

Married: Marie PLANTE 26 September 1814 Place: Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Catherine-Louise DEMERS

Born: 26 July 1788, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 March 1790, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre DEMERS

Born: 24 July 1790, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Philippe DEMERS

Born: 30 April 1792, Chambly, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Josephte DEMERS

Born: 18 April 1794, Chambly, Lower Canada
Died: 27 June 1873, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Marguerite DEMERS

Born: 23 April 1796, Chambly, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Elisabeth DEMERS

Born: 18 August 1799, Chambly, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre POUTRE 18 February 1822 Place: Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Alexis DEMERS

Born: 23 March 1801, Chambly, Lower Canada
Died: 31 August 1801, Chambly, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1761
26 October 1761
Chambly, Canada

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.

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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Catherine-Helene SEL dite SANSQUARTIER and Joseph DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE 16 February 1778, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 16 years old.

Catherine-Helene SEL dite SANSQUARTIER - 1778 Marriage. Chambly, Quebec

1778 Marriage. Chambly, Quebec

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1779 Birth of Child
Toussaint DEMERS was born 19 October 1779, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Catherine-Helene was 17 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Antoine DEMERS was born 13 June 1781, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Catherine-Helene was 19 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine DEMERS was born 5 June 1783, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Catherine-Helene was 21 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine DEMERS was born 29 October 1784, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Catherine-Helene was 23 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Louis DEMERS was born 1 October 1786, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Catherine-Helene was 24 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Catherine-Louise DEMERS was born 26 July 1788, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Catherine-Helene was 26 years old.

1790 Death of Child
Catherine-Louise DEMERS died 24 March 1790, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Catherine-Helene was 28 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Pierre DEMERS was born 24 July 1790, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Catherine-Helene was 28 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Philippe DEMERS was born 30 April 1792, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Catherine-Helene was 30 years old.

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

1794 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte DEMERS was born 18 April 1794, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Catherine-Helene was 32 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite DEMERS was born 23 April 1796, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Catherine-Helene was 34 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Elisabeth DEMERS was born 18 August 1799, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Catherine-Helene was 37 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Birth of Child
Alexis DEMERS was born 23 March 1801, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Catherine-Helene was 39 years old.

1801 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph DEMERS dit CHEFDEVILLE died 17 May 1801, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1801 Marriage of Child
Toussaint DEMERS married 6 July 1801, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marie-Josephte DUPUIS (DUPUY)

1805 Marriage of Child
Antoine DEMERS married 4 February 1805, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephe PAQUIN

1805 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine DEMERS married 5 August 1805, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada to Jean Baptiste CHEVALIER

Death — 1807
2 December 1807
Saint-Luc, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 46.

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