Geneviève CHARPENTIER dite SANSFAÇON

(b. 22 February 1755 , Verchères, Canada, New France d. 13 February 1796 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )

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Geneviève CHARPENTIER dite SANSFAÇON was born 22 February 1755 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Geneviève CHARPENTIER dite SANSFAÇON was the child of Jacques CHARPENTIER dit SANSFAÇON and Jeanne-Marie-Anne FAVREAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Denis CHARPENTIER dit SANSFAÇON and Marie-Anne DESPERNAY (maternal) Charles FAVREAU and Marie-Angélique BENARD

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Geneviève married Louis MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE 11 January 1773 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE was born 7 January 1750 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Louis was the child of Nicolas MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Madeleine BÉRARD dite LEPINE.

Geneviève CHARPENTIER dite SANSFAÇON died 13 February 1796 in Saint-Ours, 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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Geneviève CHARPENTIER dite SANSFAÇON married

Louis MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE-- Date: 11 January 1773 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE was the child of Nicolas MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Madeleine BÉRARD dite LEPINE

Children of Louis MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Geneviève CHARPENTIER dite SANSFAÇON:

Geneviève MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE (b.abt. 1777, , Québec Province, Canada d. 16 October 1843, Saint-Guillaume, Canada East )
m. François-Marie EMERY dit CODERRE 6 November 1797 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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1755 Birth
22 February 1755
Verchères, Canada, New France

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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève CHARPENTIER dite SANSFAÇON and Louis MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE 11 January 1773, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 17 years old.

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.