Jacques SAGALA dit SANSCHAGRIN

(b. abt. 1735 , France d. 26 March 1788 , Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jacques SAGALA dit SANSCHAGRIN was born abt. 1735 in France

Jacques SAGALA dit SANSCHAGRIN was the child of ? and ?

Jacques was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1764.

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

Jacques married Felicite ROBILLARD 13 February 1764 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Felicite ROBILLARD was born 19 September 1745 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Felicite died 22 April 1834 in Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion). Felicite was the child of Nicolas ROBILLARD and Marie-Anne LALONDE.

Jacques SAGALA dit SANSCHAGRIN died 26 March 1788 in Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada .

son of Pierre Sagala and Francoise Mikelay

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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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