Pierre
DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON
(b.
24 September 1709
,
Sorel, Canada, New France
d.
6 April 1793
,
Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada
)
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Pierre DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON was born 24 September 1709 in Sorel, Canada, New France
Pierre DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON was the child of Thomas DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON and Angélique BEGNIER (BESNIER) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Masse BEGNIER (BESNIER) and Michelle CHARLIER (CHARTIER)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Louise-Catherine CHAGNON 2 July 1737 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Louise-Catherine CHAGNON was born 26 March 1717 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Louise-Catherine died abt. 1755 Louise-Catherine was the child of Louis CHAGNON dit LAROSE and Madeleine FOISY.
Pierre DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON died 6 April 1793 in Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada.
Details of the family tree of Pierre 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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