Thérèse GIRARD dite SANSCHAGRIN

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15 July 1748 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

3 May 1820 , Longueuil, Lower Canada

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Charles GIRARD dit SANSCHAGRIN Catherine RENAUD

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Born: 15 July 1748 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Charles GIRARD dit SANSCHAGRIN

Mother: Catherine RENAUD

Maternal grandparents: Jean RENAUD , Françoise-Marie AUGER dite BARON

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Thérèse married Jean-François DEMERS 17 April 1769 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-François DEMERS was born 25 January 1742 in Chambly, Canada, New France . Jean-François died 13 August 1798 in Longueuil, Lower Canada . Jean-François was the child of François DEMERS and Marguerite POIRIER.

Thérèse GIRARD dite SANSCHAGRIN died 3 May 1820 in Longueuil, Lower Canada .
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Thérèse GIRARD dite SANSCHAGRIN married

Jean-François DEMERS
Marriage date: 17 April 1769
Marriage place: Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-François DEMERS was the child of François DEMERS and Marguerite POIRIER

Children of Jean-François DEMERS and Thérèse GIRARD dite SANSCHAGRIN

Josephte DEMERS

Born: abt. 1773, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 30 August 1835, Saint-Césaire, Lower Canada

Married: Antoine VIAU dit L'ESPÉRANCE 10 November 1794 Place: Longueuil, Lower Canada

Marguerite DEMERS

Born: 4 October 1777, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 June 1846, Longueuil, Canada East

Married: Louis DENEAU (DENIAU) 8 October 1804 Place: Longueuil, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1748
15 July 1748
Montréal, Canada, New France

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 / Partner
Thérèse GIRARD dite SANSCHAGRIN and Jean-François DEMERS 17 April 1769, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

She was 20 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.