Jean
DENIGER dit SANSOUCY
(b.
3 September 1672
,
Contrecœur, Canada, New France
d.
10 April 1716
,
La Prairie, Canada, New France
)
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Jean DENIGER dit SANSOUCY was born 3 September 1672 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Jean DENIGER dit SANSOUCY was the child of Bernard DENIGER dit SANSOUCY and Marguerite RAISINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Catherine SURPRENANT 3 November 1705 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Catherine SURPRENANT was born 29 July 1686 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Catherine died 26 February 1762 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Catherine was the child of Jacques SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY and Jeanne DENOT (DENOTE).
Jean DENIGER dit SANSOUCY died 10 April 1716 in La Prairie, Canada, New France .
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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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