Catherine-Helene
SEL dite SANSQUARTIER
(b.
26 October 1761
,
Chambly, Canada
d.
2 December 1807
,
Saint-Luc, Lower Canada
)
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Catherine-Helene SEL dite SANSQUARTIER was born 26 October 1761 in Chambly, Canada
Catherine-Helene SEL dite SANSQUARTIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste SEL dit SANSQUATIER (LACELLE) and Marie-Josephe SOREL dite LANDRENAULT and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean-Baptiste SOREL dit LANDRENAULT and Josephe VIAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
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 changesFrom 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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