Françoise
DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON
(b.
16 July 1737
,
Contrecœur, Canada, New France
d.
9 April 1788
,
Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Françoise DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON was born 16 July 1737 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Françoise DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON was the child of Louis DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON and Françoise-Louise VOLANT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Thomas DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON and Angélique BEGNIER (BESNIER) (maternal) Jean-François VOLANT and Marguerite GODEFROYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Françoise married Jean-Baptiste VAILLANT 10 February 1772 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jean-Baptiste VAILLANT was born 2 December 1731 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Jean-Baptiste died 28 April 1779 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Pierre-René VAILLANT and Marie-Anne GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE.
Françoise DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON died 9 April 1788 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Françoise 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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