Marguerite DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON

(b. 25 September 1734 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 17 May 1769 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marguerite DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON was born 25 September 1734 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Marguerite DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON was the child of Louis DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON and Françoise-Louise VOLANT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Thomas DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON and Angélique BEGNIER (BESNIER) (maternal) Jean-François VOLANT and Marguerite GODEFROY

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Marguerite married Antoine FOISY dit LAFRENIERE 4 February 1754 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine FOISY dit LAFRENIERE was born 1 July 1723 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Antoine died 5 January 1797 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Antoine was the child of Jacques FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marie-Charlotte VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ.

Marguerite DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON died 17 May 1769 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, 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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Marguerite DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON married

Antoine FOISY dit LAFRENIERE-- Date: 4 February 1754 Place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Antoine FOISY dit LAFRENIERE was the child of Jacques FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marie-Charlotte VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ

Children of Antoine FOISY dit LAFRENIERE and Marguerite DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON:

Antoine FOISY (b.13 October 1760, L'Assomption, Canada d. 17 November 1841, L'Assomption, Canada East )
m. Marie-Claire MIVILLE 5 November 1781 in Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

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1734 Birth
25 September 1734
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1754 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON and Antoine FOISY dit LAFRENIERE 4 February 1754, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

She was 19 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Antoine FOISY was born 13 October 1760, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marguerite was 26 years old.

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.