Denis
SAILLANT dit SANSOUCY
(b.
11 January 1734
,
Notre-Dame Niort, Poitou, France
d.
30 October 1800
,
Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada
)
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Denis SAILLANT dit SANSOUCY was born 11 January 1734 in Notre-Dame Niort, Poitou, France
Denis SAILLANT dit SANSOUCY was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Denis married Geneviève MOREL abt. 1759 . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Geneviève MOREL was born abt. 1728 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Geneviève died 23 September 1801 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Geneviève was the child of Antoine MOREL and Geneviève DROUIN.
Denis SAILLANT dit SANSOUCY died 30 October 1800 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada.
son of Rene Saillant and Suzanne Rocher
Details of the family tree of Denis appear below.
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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