Michel LEGARDEUR dit SANSOUCY

(b. abt. 1630 , Burgundy, France d. November 1691 , Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France )

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Michel LEGARDEUR dit SANSOUCY was born abt. 1630 in Burgundy, France

Michel LEGARDEUR dit SANSOUCY was the child of ? and ?

Michel was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1664.

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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Michel married Marguerite GAMBIER 26 August 1664 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite GAMBIER was born abt. 1637 in France. Marguerite died abt. 1677 in Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery).

Michel married (2) Marguerite GAILLARD dite DUPLESSIS abt. 1677 in Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite GAILLARD dite DUPLESSIS was born abt. 1637 in Calais, Picardie, France. Marguerite died 1 April 1705 in Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery).

Michel LEGARDEUR dit SANSOUCY died November 1691 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, 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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