Pierre VEL dit SANSOUCY

Born

abt. 1710 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

31 January 1750 , Sorel, Canada, New France

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Jean VEL dit SANSOUCY Jeanne RAIMBAULT

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Born: abt. 1710 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Jean VEL dit SANSOUCY

Mother: Jeanne RAIMBAULT

Maternal grandparents: Étienne RAIMBAULT , Jeanne RAIMBAULT

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Pierre married Marie-Anne ROY 15 November 1734 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Anne ROY was born 14 March 1720 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Anne died 10 March 1771 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre ROY dit POITEVIN and Marie-Anne LEPAGE PAGESI ST-AMAND.

Pierre VEL dit SANSOUCY died 31 January 1750 in Sorel, Canada, New France .
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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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Pierre VEL dit SANSOUCY married

Marie-Anne ROY
Marriage date: 15 November 1734
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne ROY was the child of Pierre ROY dit POITEVIN and Marie-Anne LEPAGE PAGESI ST-AMAND

Children of Pierre VEL dit SANSOUCY and Marie-Anne ROY

Marie-Anne VEL dite SANSOUCY

Born: 20 November 1736, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: 4 October 1771, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre ARPIN dit POTVIN 6 July 1753 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Jeanne VEL dite SANSOUCY

Born: 15 February 1739, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: 25 December 1811, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph ARPIN 28 September 1761 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Pierre VEL dit SANSOUCY

Born: 23 March 1741, Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Died: 20 August 1818, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine Esther GIROUARD 1 February 1773 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France