François DUHAMEL dit SANSFACON

(b. 12 May 1805 , Beloeil, Lower Canada d. 16 January 1882 , )

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François DUHAMEL dit SANSFACON was born 12 May 1805 in Beloeil, Lower Canada

François DUHAMEL dit SANSFACON was the child of Joseph DUHAMEL and Marie-Reine CINQ-MARS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON and Madeleine FAVREAU (maternal) Charles GOBELIN dit CINQ-MARS and Angelique ISABEL

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

François married Marie-Clotilde BROUILLETTE 26 January 1836 in Chambly, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Clotilde BROUILLETTE was born abt. 1815 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Clotilde died 25 September 1851 in Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada. Marie-Clotilde was the child of Julien BROUILLETTE dit BERNARD and Catherine VADNAIS.

François DUHAMEL dit SANSFACON died 16 January 1882
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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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