Marie-Reine CONTRE dite SANSOUCY

(b. 26 February 1762 , Berthierville, Canada d. 14 May 1804 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Reine CONTRE dite SANSOUCY was born 26 February 1762 in Berthierville, Canada

Marie-Reine CONTRE dite SANSOUCY was the child of François CONTRE dit SANSOUCY and Marie-Marguerite TESSIER and the grandchild of: (maternal) Ignace TESSIER and Geneviève FORCIER

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Marie-Reine married Pierre GENEREUX 8 November 1779 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . Pierre GENEREUX was born abt. 1744 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Pierre died 6 June 1782 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Pierre was the child of Jean-Baptiste GENEREUX and Marie-Marguerite RIVIERE (LARIVIERE).

Marie-Reine CONTRE dite SANSOUCY died 14 May 1804 in Berthierville, 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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Pierre GENEREUX-- Date: 8 November 1779 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre GENEREUX was the child of Jean-Baptiste GENEREUX and Marie-Marguerite RIVIERE (LARIVIERE)

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1762 Birth
26 February 1762
Berthierville, Canada

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 - 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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Reine CONTRE dite SANSOUCY and Pierre GENEREUX 8 November 1779, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

She was 17 years old.