Thérèse
GIRARD dite SANSCHAGRIN
(b.
15 July 1748
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
3 May 1820
,
Longueuil, Lower Canada
)
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Thérèse GIRARD dite SANSCHAGRIN was born 15 July 1748 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Thérèse GIRARD dite SANSCHAGRIN was the child of Charles GIRARD dit SANSCHAGRIN and Catherine RENAUD and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean RENAUD and Françoise-Marie AUGER dite BARONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
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, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Jean-François died 13 August 1798 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Jean-François was the child of François DEMERS and Marguerite POIRIER.
Thérèse GIRARD dite SANSCHAGRIN died 3 May 1820 in Longueuil, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Thérèse appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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