Catherine DENIGER dite SANSOUCY

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16 February 1709 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

17 July 1746 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

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Pierre DENIGER dit SANSOUCY Catherine TESTU

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Born: 16 February 1709 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre DENIGER dit SANSOUCY

Mother: Catherine TESTU

Paternal grandparents: Bernard DENIGER dit SANSOUCY , Marguerite RAISIN

Maternal grandparents: Jacques TESTU dit LARIVIERE (TETU) , Marie-Marguerite BEAUVAIS

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Catherine married Jacques LEMIEUX 17 November 1727 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jacques LEMIEUX was born 17 May 1704 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Jacques died 21 April 1775 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Jacques was the child of Gabriel LEMIEUX and Jeanne ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX).

Catherine DENIGER dite SANSOUCY died 17 July 1746 in La Prairie, 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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Spouse & Children of Catherine DENIGER dite SANSOUCY

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Catherine DENIGER dite SANSOUCY married

Jacques LEMIEUX
Marriage date: 17 November 1727
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Jacques LEMIEUX was the child of Gabriel LEMIEUX and Jeanne ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX)

Children of Jacques LEMIEUX and Catherine DENIGER dite SANSOUCY

Marie-Catherine LEMIEUX

Born: 24 September 1728, Saint-Lambert, Canada, New France
Died: 27 July 1797, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

Married: Claude POISSANT dit LASALINE 29 September 1749 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jacques-Alexis LEMIEUX

Born: 30 April 1730, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 20 July 1781, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Amable-Catherine GIBEAU 12 January 1756 Place: Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Francois LEMIEUX

Born: 11 February 1732, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 27 December 1802, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Jeanne MATIGNON 25 February 1754 Place: Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Pierre LEMIEUX

Born: 23 September 1733, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 3 November 1805, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

Married: Agathe ST-YVES 1 October 1764 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Veronique LEMIEUX

Born: 6 September 1736, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 21 March 1813, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

Married: Michel BEAUDIN 14 February 1757 Place: Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1709
16 February 1709
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1727 Marriage / Partner
Catherine DENIGER dite SANSOUCY and Jacques LEMIEUX 17 November 1727, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 18 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine LEMIEUX was born 24 September 1728, Saint-Lambert, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 19 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Jacques-Alexis LEMIEUX was born 30 April 1730, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Catherine was 21 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Francois LEMIEUX was born 11 February 1732, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Catherine was 23 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Pierre LEMIEUX was born 23 September 1733, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Catherine was 24 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Marie-Veronique LEMIEUX was born 6 September 1736, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Catherine was 27 years old.