Jean-Antoine ROUSSEL dit SANSOUCY

Born

13 February 1704 , Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

22 November 1781 , Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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Guillaume ROUSSEL dit SANSOUCY Nicole FILIATRAULT

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Born: 13 February 1704 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Guillaume ROUSSEL dit SANSOUCY

Mother: Nicole FILIATRAULT

Maternal grandparents: René FILIATRAULT , Jeanne HERAULT

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Jean-Antoine married Marguerite-Angélique MASSIOT 26 January 1728 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite-Angélique MASSIOT was born 27 June 1706 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Marguerite-Angélique died 6 July 1750 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marguerite-Angélique was the child of Jean-Baptiste MASSIOT and Louise GUILLORY.

Jean-Antoine ROUSSEL dit SANSOUCY died 22 November 1781 in Lachine, Montréal, 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.

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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Marguerite-Angélique MASSIOT
Marriage date: 26 January 1728
Marriage place: Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marguerite-Angélique MASSIOT was the child of Jean-Baptiste MASSIOT and Louise GUILLORY

Children of Jean-Antoine ROUSSEL dit SANSOUCY and Marguerite-Angélique MASSIOT

Josephte-Angelique ROUSSEL dite SANSOUCY

Born: 13 December 1728, Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Gabriel BOURHIS (BOULERICE) 30 October 1752 Place: Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Marie-Angélique ROUSSEL

Born: 23 October 1741, Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Pierre AUGER 1 February 1779 Place: Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Marie-Josephte ROUSSEL dite SANSOUCY

Born: 5 August 1745, Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Joseph DENEAU (DENIAU) 10 July 1769 Place: Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

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Birth — 1704
13 February 1704
Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1728 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Antoine ROUSSEL dit SANSOUCY and Marguerite-Angélique MASSIOT 26 January 1728, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

He was 23 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Josephte-Angelique ROUSSEL dite SANSOUCY was born 13 December 1728, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Jean-Antoine was 24 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique ROUSSEL was born 23 October 1741, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Jean-Antoine was 37 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte ROUSSEL dite SANSOUCY was born 5 August 1745, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Jean-Antoine was 41 years old.

1750 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite-Angélique MASSIOT died 6 July 1750, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1752 Marriage of Child
Josephte-Angelique ROUSSEL dite SANSOUCY married 30 October 1752, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine) to Gabriel BOURHIS (BOULERICE)

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

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.

1769 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte ROUSSEL dite SANSOUCY married 10 July 1769, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine) to Joseph DENEAU (DENIAU)

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.