Françoise DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON

Born

16 July 1737 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

9 April 1788 , Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

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, Canada, New France . Jean-Baptiste died 28 April 1779 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . Jean-Baptiste was the child of Pierre-René VAILLANT and Marie-Anne GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE .

Parents & Family of Françoise DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON

Parents of Françoise DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON

Father

Louis DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON

Mother

Françoise-Louise VOLANT

Grandparents of Françoise DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON

Paternal grandparents

Thomas DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON Angélique BEGNIER (BESNIER)

Maternal grandparents

Jean-François VOLANT Marguerite GODEFROY

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Françoise DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON

Françoise DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON married

Jean-Baptiste VAILLANT
Marriage date: 10 February 1772
Marriage place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Jean-Baptiste VAILLANT was the child of Pierre-René VAILLANT and Marie-Anne GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE

Children of Jean-Baptiste VAILLANT and Françoise DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON

Germaine VAILLANT

Born: 28 May 1773, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph BENOIT dit LAFOREST 24 November 1794 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Marie-Victoire VAILLANT

Born: 21 October 1774, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 October 1801, Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Married: François-Toupin DUSSAULT 27 September 1790 Place: Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

Suzanne VAILLANT

Born: 25 September 1778, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Françoise's Québec records.

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 — 1737
16 July 1737
Contrecœur, 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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Françoise DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON and Jean-Baptiste VAILLANT 10 February 1772 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 34 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Germaine VAILLANT was born 28 May 1773, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Françoise was 35 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Victoire VAILLANT was born 21 October 1774, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Françoise was 37 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.