Francois
GIRARD dit SANSCHAGRIN
(b.
11 April 1753
,
Fort St-Frédéric, Fort Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada
d.
13 April 1819
,
Longueuil, Lower Canada
)
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Francois GIRARD dit SANSCHAGRIN was born 11 April 1753 in Fort St-Frédéric, Fort Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada
Francois GIRARD dit SANSCHAGRIN was the child of Charles GIRARD dit SANSCHAGRIN and Catherine RENAUD and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean RENAUD and Françoise-Marie AUGER dite BARONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Francois married Marie-Jeanne MENARD 12 June 1775 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Jeanne MENARD was born 24 September 1760 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Jeanne was the child of Rene MENARD dit FONTAINE and Jeanne-Therese LETOURNEAU.
Francois GIRARD dit SANSCHAGRIN died 13 April 1819 in Longueuil, Lower Canada .
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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)
Family and Children of Francois GIRARD dit SANSCHAGRIN
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Marie-Jeanne MENARD-- Date: 12 June 1775 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Jeanne MENARD was the child of Rene MENARD dit FONTAINE and Jeanne-Therese LETOURNEAU
Children of Francois GIRARD dit SANSCHAGRIN and Marie-Jeanne MENARD:
Joseph GIRARD dit SANSCHAGRIN (b.abt. 1785, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Archange MOQUIN 18 July 1808 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)
Marie-Jeanne MENARD-- Date: 12 June 1775 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada Marie-Jeanne MENARD was the child of Rene MENARD dit FONTAINE and Jeanne-Therese LETOURNEAU
Children of Francois GIRARD dit SANSCHAGRIN and Marie-Jeanne MENARD:
Joseph GIRARD dit SANSCHAGRIN (b.abt. 1785, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )m. Archange MOQUIN 18 July 1808 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)
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1753 Birth 11 April 1753
Fort St-Frédéric, Fort Beauharnois, Quebec, 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 Marriage / PartnerFrancois GIRARD dit SANSCHAGRIN and Marie-Jeanne MENARD 12 June 1775, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
He was 22 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)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1808 Marriage of ChildJoseph GIRARD dit SANSCHAGRIN married 18 July 1808, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Archange MOQUIN
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1819 Death 13 April 1819
Longueuil, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 66.
Added: 2/27/2024 2:30:44 PM
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