Josephte VEL dite SANSOUCY

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3 October 1726 , Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

Died

11 December 1780 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste VEL dit SANSOUCY Marie FOURNIER dite BELVAL

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Born: 3 October 1726 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste VEL dit SANSOUCY

Mother: Marie FOURNIER dite BELVAL

Paternal grandparents: Jean VEL dit SANSOUCY , Jeanne RAIMBAULT

Maternal grandparents: Pierre FOURNIER , Marie ANCELIN

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Josephte married Alexis LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE 19 August 1748 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Alexis LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE was born 26 April 1721 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Alexis died 17 May 1786 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Alexis was the child of Jean LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE and Geneviève CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL.

Josephte VEL dite SANSOUCY died 11 December 1780 in Saint-Ours, 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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Josephte VEL dite SANSOUCY married

Alexis LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE
Marriage date: 19 August 1748
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Alexis LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE was the child of Jean LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE and Geneviève CIRCÉ dite ST-MICHEL

Children of Alexis LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE and Josephte VEL dite SANSOUCY

Marie-Anne LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE

Born: 29 July 1753, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: 10 December 1801, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Charles MAGNAN 14 October 1776 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Joseph LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE

Born: 8 December 1757, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: 31 December 1846, Saint-Jude, Canada East

Married: Josephte GATINEAU dite BRINDAMOUR 7 January 1782 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Charlotte LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE

Born: 19 January 1759, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: 2 September 1796, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Francois LANIEL dit DESROSIERS SOULANGE 29 October 1781 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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Birth — 1726
3 October 1726
Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Josephte VEL dite SANSOUCY and Alexis LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE 19 August 1748, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

She was 21 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE was born 29 July 1753, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Josephte was 26 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Joseph LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE was born 8 December 1757, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Josephte was 31 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Charlotte LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE was born 19 January 1759, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Josephte was 32 years old.

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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne LECLERC dite LAFRENAYE married 14 October 1776, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Charles MAGNAN