Ignace SANSOUCY dit JACQUES

(b. 16 January 1746 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 21 May 1800 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Ignace SANSOUCY dit JACQUES was born 16 January 1746 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Ignace SANSOUCY dit JACQUES was the child of Pierre JACQUES dit SANSOUCY and Madeleine SIMON dite LEONARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) William JAMES and Catherine LIMOUSIN (maternal) Francois SIMON dit LEONARD and Suzanne CHAPERON

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Ignace married Madeleine DUBOIS 27 November 1775 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Madeleine DUBOIS was born 20 September 1757 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Madeleine died 12 February 1806 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Madeleine was the child of François DUBOIS and Françoise POULIN.

Ignace SANSOUCY dit JACQUES died 21 May 1800 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada .
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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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Madeleine DUBOIS-- Date: 27 November 1775 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine DUBOIS was the child of François DUBOIS and Françoise POULIN

Children of Ignace SANSOUCY dit JACQUES and Madeleine DUBOIS:

Marie-Dorothee SANSOUCY (b.29 January 1786, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean CASGRAIN 6 February 1804 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Gabriel SANSOUCY (b.19 December 1787, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 June 1855, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Canada East )
m. Catherine FORAND 3 October 1808 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)
m. Marie MARCOUX 23 June 1818 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

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1746 Birth
16 January 1746
Montréal, 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.

1775 Marriage / Partner
Ignace SANSOUCY dit JACQUES and Madeleine DUBOIS 27 November 1775, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 29 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Marie-Dorothee SANSOUCY was born 29 January 1786, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Ignace was 40 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Gabriel SANSOUCY was born 19 December 1787, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Ignace was 41 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)